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Paddington Bear in the Garden by Michael Bond, R.W. Alley

franceskamadden's review against another edition

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3.0

2021: ⭐⭐

vikingwolf's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a larger sized and fully illustrated book for children and the young at heart adult to read. The illustrations are so cute and fun to look at which was my motivation for reading them in the first place! Paddington is adorable in this series of books for kids who are advancing with their reading.

Paddington is a bear who very much cares about the world around him and he is delighted when Mr Brown decides to give him a bit of their big garden all to himself. He approaches it like a military operation, trying to decide what he wants to do with it. He decides that the nearby building site will give a great overview of the garden but marmalade sandwiches have no place in a building site...

vikingwolf's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a larger sized and fully illustrated book for children and the young at heart adult to read. The illustrations are so cute and fun to look at which was my motivation for reading them in the first place! Paddington is adorable in this series of books for kids who are advancing with their reading.

It's the fundraising sports day for all the family and everyone has their eye on a potential prize event that suits them. Paddington, he of the vacant head and idle paws, decides to try and help, gets it hopelessly wrong and disrupts every event!

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5.0

This review was published at The Children's Book and Media Review run by Brigham Young University.

While Paddington is in the garden making a list of all of the nice things about being a bear and living with the Browns, he realizes that one of the nicest things of all is the garden. Jonathan, Judy, and Paddington each have a piece of the garden to take care of, and Paddington discovers that gardening is much harder than it looks. He buys a book and then sits at a high spot so that he can see the garden area from a distance and his jar of marmalade gets covered by construction equipment. With some help from the construction workers, he gets his marmalade back and finds a unique way to make the garden just right for him.

Paddington is back in a usual story about how he accidentally gets into trouble, but does his best to make amends and otherwise fix the situation. This picture book makes Paddington available for fans that are old or young. The illustrations beautifully capture this classic children’s character and his adventure in trying to create the perfect garden. For old fans of Paddington and those new to the adventures of this marmalade-loving bear, Paddington in the Garden will be a delight to read.

linnjbookis's review against another edition

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4.0

First bear contestent and he won gold, because he is a bear and are so lovely.

ids100's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

jennieandrews's review against another edition

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lighthearted

beth_loves_books's review against another edition

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funny mysterious fast-paced

4.0

I just love Paddington books so much! I listened to the audio book of this and Stephen Fry narrates it so well. 

yangyvonne's review against another edition

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5.0

There is no other series I love more than the bear from darkest Peru!

ellalouise99's review against another edition

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4.0

Lovely book showing children that even if you don’t win you can still have a good time and enjoy yourself. Very detailed and engaging illustrations.