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Children’s Book Review by Freya (aged 7)
Paddington’s Post Based on the original stories by Michael Bond, R. W. Alley (Illustrator) HarperCollins (2019) £12.99 Sherborne Times Reader Offer Price of £11.99 from Winstone’s Books
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he main characters are Paddington, his Aunt Lucy, Judy and Jonathan. Mr and Mrs Brown find a lost, stowaway bear on Paddington railway station when they are picking up their daughter Judy. He is all alone so they take him home and they name him Paddington. Judy introduces him to her brother, Jonathan, and Mrs Bird, who looks after them. They show him
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around the sights of London. He makes lots of friends and is very happy in his new home. In the story, Paddington gets lots of letters which are hidden inside envelopes in the book. He also draws a map to find his way around. This is a fun book to read especially with the postcards and letters. My favourite one is a birthday card he gets from Mrs Bird.
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