Paddington Marches On

Reviewed by: Phyllis Fuchs - Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: February 7, 2017

Review

This is one of the seven books about Paddington Bear originally published in 1964 that have been entertaining children of all ages, eight years and up, for over fifty years. School, public and personal libraries should find these first Harper U.S. editions of 2016 attractive, well bound and reasonably priced. The first story in the series, A Bear Called Paddington, provides the background for the ones that follow. There are Britishisms such as "elevenses", treacle and suet pudding and cricket, for example, that will trip up young readers of seven to nine years, but Paddington remains funny, smart and resourceful . His exploits in Paddington Marches On may be tame ones in our current world but these new Harper editions are recommended to all who cannot do without this remarkable bear. "

Overall Book Score: very good