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hturner17's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
guk's review against another edition
4.0
A fun journey back into an old style of children's book. Paddington has adventures and always lands on his feet. He finds a nice family and is a well-loved refugee from the darkest Peru.
lb_ferguson's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
veecaswell's review against another edition
5.0
Charming as heck and beautifully written.
Its just too hard to not care about this bear.
Its just too hard to not care about this bear.
annasincock's review against another edition
5.0
A delightful family read-aloud. My kids really enjoyed this one!
hollyplayer's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
Would you believe I never read this book as a child? It's super cute!
brinysea's review against another edition
5.0
Loved listening to my husband read this to our daughter
jedwardsusc's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book as a kid. Re-reading it as an adult, it struck me how this story of a middle-class British family taking in an undocumented Latin American immigrant seems so much edgier, and richer, than I remembered. Great for all ages.
katelynjaynea's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable adventures, and short enough chapters that we ended up reading one a night. Some words/sayings we didn't understand, but were able to get the meaning of it due to context.
saroz162's review against another edition
4.0
Very cute; I can see why I loved these books as a kid. It's quite a rare (modern) kids' book that is essentially plotless, though; you could exchange the second half of this book with any other Paddington installment and no one would be any the wiser. The little bear's adventures are incredibly episodic! He has a child's logic, though, which is very engaging, and it's probably one of the rare examples of a proper book series built around the familiarity of "hooks," like a sitcom (Paddington's literal approach and love of marmalade, visits to Mr. Gruber, Mr. Curry's stinginess, etc.) - the sort of thing you often encounter in early children's storybooks, but rarely otherwise. That explains both the appeal, I think, as well as the age range of the readership; there's few books (the Winnie-the-Pooh books, perhaps) that are perfectly pitched at 6-year-olds: no longer the realm of picture books, but not yet the complicated realm of the children's novel. Paddington still holds up, even if the age of one-and-sixpence pocket money is now long gone.