• A Bear Called Paddington

  • By: Michael Bond
  • Narrated by: Stephen Fry
  • Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,145 ratings)

Publisher's summary

Paddington Bear had traveled all the way from Darkest Peru when the Brown family first met him on Paddington Station. Since then their lives have never been quite the same...for ordinary things become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is involved.
©1958, 1986 Michael Bond (P)2005 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

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2005 Audie Award Nominee, Kids' Titles, Ages Up to 8

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Johnnie: I liked all of it. I thought it was funny when Paddington yelled "Help, Help" and thought he was going to drown in the bath.
Mom: Fun to listen to, Johnnie was disappointed when the story ended. Stephen Fry was a delightful narrator.

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A story to listen to with your kids on vacation.

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Very fun story that your kids would love to share with you. Turn off the TV and spend some time with the kiddies and a wonderful story for the ages.

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Paddington

On a dare, I have to read or listen to books for children that I've never read. Paddington is a Peruvian immigrant with good manners, perfect diction, and actions that make sense to a child. Great fun.

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I love this book 📚 and all of them in the series is so good I recommend this book for ages 5 to13🏂🍯🍯🍯🍯🍯🍯🍯🍯🍯 marmalade

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Stephen Fry is excellent

The Paddington books are absolute treasures. They are positive and joyful. Add Stephen Fry as the reader and you've got a really wonderful experience. I've gotten this one and More About Paddington. I will get others.

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Well, I'm a Stephen Fry fan but my wife isn't.

Well, I'm a Stephen Fry fan but my wife isn't. That was until this. Such an excellent job by Mr. Fry. Perfect. And the stories? Well, they're second to none. I wish I had been the one to first spot this bear~ My son, only six months old, has several audio books to accompany him in the afternoon, Paddington seems to be his favorite. I'll let you know when he actually begins speaking!!

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Paddington....My favorite bear!!!!

I absolutely LOVE paddington.My favorite part is when they go to the underground and paddington has bacon,sticking out of his suitcase.I absolutely love this narrator...BUT!

Be warned...he doesn’t stay for long!!!!

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Childhood Memories

Enjoyed listeneni (again) to this timeless favorite. These are troubling times, so listening to a soothing adult voice recount the many (mis)adventures of a bear from Peru is as good as escapism gets.

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This story didn't seem to mention Mr. Curry.

The neighbor known as "Mr. Curry" must have been from a newer book about that bear.

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I love the story, but i grew up on the one read by the author.

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