#3 Paddington Bear *updated*

Slip No.3 has now been drawn from the tbr jar.... "Read a Paddington Bear book"

For this one I have selected from the bookshelf 'Love from Paddington : Letters from the world's favourite bear' by Michael Bond, illustrated by Peggy Fortnum and R. W. Alley

Pre-existing fans of Paddington will know that Michael Bond and Peggy Fortnum are the original author/illustrator duo who created Paddington Bear and the charming images of him that we have all come to know and love, however with advancing years, it makes sense to bring in a new artist to carry on creating new paddington artwork once Peggy has to stop for good, and so I look forward to seeing the new life that Alley will bring to the books.  As a life long fan and collector of Paddington bear, and as an avid pen-paller,  I was extra excited when this book was published back in 2014.

I have not read the book fully, having only flicked through at the time of receiving as a Christmas gift that year.

TBR Challenge Participants: if you do not own this Paddington bear title, but have other books from the series, feel free to discuss those in the comments below or in the Paddington thread of the bookshany goodreads group. 

Start Date: 15/02/16
Finish Date: 20/02/16
Star Rating:  4 out of 5
Thoughts and Quotes:

....And with that he put a finger to his lips and we settled down to our cocoa and buns. .....

Love from Paddington, in many ways is a summary or collected edition of the Paddington bear books, in which each 'chapter' takes the form of a letter from Paddington Bear to his Aunt Lucy, which are numbered because Paddington doesn't use dates or fully understand the calendar.

Aunt Lucy reading one of the many letters she received from Paddington

Each letter to Aunt Lucy appears to summarise an adventure had by Paddington from each of the books published prior to this title. For those who want a change in the format of Paddington, you won't find that here, but if like me, you've grown up with Paddington, then 'Love From...' will be a welcome nostalgia trip, complete with marmalade sandwiches, regular visits to Mr Gruber's Antique Shop and even a ride on the London Eye.

I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars for ease of reading and lovely illustrations that don't deviate from the original style used in the earlier books. Ideal for existing fans of Paddington Bear, or those who want to introduce their children / children in their life to Paddington and all of his charming antics without the financial investment of buying the complete series of books.