Paddington Marches On

Paddington #6

by Michael Bond

Paddington tries his paw as a chimney sweep, washes barrels in a marmalade factory, and frightens the wits out of the visitors to Madame Tussaud's Wax Work Museum.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Classics, Animals, Fantasy, Audiobook, Middle Grade

125 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1964

About the author

Michael Bond, CBE was an English children's author. He was the creator of Paddington Bear and wrote about the adventures of a guinea pig named Olga da Polga, as well as the animated BBC TV series The Herbs. Bond also wrote culinary mystery stories for adults featuring Monsieur Pamplemousse and his faithful bloodhound, Pommes Frites.

Reviews

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

More amusing adventures with the bear from Darkest Peru, guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

[Deity World · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably my least favourite of the series

[Jo Hurst · Rating 5 out of 5]

Paddington is definitely not just for kids. I read these as a child and loved them and they are just as wonderful now. I enjoyed the nostalgic element of remembering winters where pipes could freeze ( whilst feeling cozy in my centrally heated house!) and Paddington does remind us of a simpler time. It’s also very funny! Expertly read by ‘Mr Brown’ Hugh Bonniville this was a pleasure to listen too. My children enjoyed it too with my 8 year old saying ‘Michael Bond is very funny. He writes very good sentences!”

[Joan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Paddington Bear has several more adventures as only Paddington can do them. Of course all work out however implausible it is. No one particularly cares since so many implausible things are just taken for granted by the British to begin with in this series! This is a comforting series for kids since they know however much chaos and mess, it all will work out for Paddington Bear and his friends. Recommended.

[Sheila Beaumont · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Paddington books are great fun for all ages. In this one, the bear from Darkest Peru is invited to a marmalade factory, mistakes a policeman for a waxwork at Madame Tussaud's, and saves the day in a cricket match.

[lids :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

starting the new year strong with an adventure alongside everybody's favorite bear from darkest peru

[spokój.w.głowie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oj Paddingtonie, Paddingtonie, co z Ciebie wyrośnie?

[Keksisbaby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Auch in diesem Buch stellt Paddington die Geduld der Familie Brown auf eine harte Probe. Und doch hat er immer nur die besten Absichten. Zunächst, als er die zugefrorene Wasserleitung seines Nachbarn enteisen möchte oder wenn er gerade mal eben den Kamin reinigen möchte und dabei stecken bleibt. So wird eine Tour zu Madame Tussauds ein aufregendes Erlebnis und ein simpler Papierfalttrick schnell kostspielig. Am Ende aber wendet sich alles zum Besten und Paddington fällt immer wieder auf seine Pfoten.

Auch nach dem fünften Buch von Paddington langweilt es mich noch kein bisschen die Abenteuer des kleinen Bären zu begleiten. Er erinnert mich etwas an meine Liebe aus Kindertagen. Er erinnert mich an Alf, nur das Paddington sehr viel höflicher und zuvorkommender ist. Schön war zu lesen, dass die Browns ihn nach Peru schicken, zum Geburtstag seiner Tante Lucy. Dabei fällt ihnen auf, wie sehr ihnen der pelzige Kerl bisher ans Herz gewachsen ist, weil sie befürchten Paddington würde nicht wiederkehren. Aber dem Bärchen gefällt es in London und so ist anzunehmen, dass er noch weiter den Brownschen Familienhaushalt auf den Kopf stellen wird.

Ich bin bereits beim nächsten Teil und schmunzle schon wieder über seine unfreiwilligen Abenteuer.

[Katherine Meyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Also a charming tale of Paddington, though I enjoyed it less than the first book. I think that was simply because the novelty had worn off.

[Luisa Knight · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another charming tale about Paddington and the Brown family!

Ages: 5+

Cleanliness: for goodness' sake, goodness gracious, Mercy, Gosh, and Crikey are used. Mentions a man smoking a pipe.

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[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a sweet and funny series, with Paddington always accidentally getting into trouble but everything turning out. My husband and 7yo LOVED the earlier books in the series as read-alouds, until they had gone through every one the library had. The library just had this and one other one on audiobook left. We did as many as possible as ebooks because my husband likes doing all the voices, but this audiobook was pretty decent too and the kids enjoyed it even though it wasn’t Daddy voices. ;)

The ending of this one was particularly sweet.

[L Y N N · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was absolutely adorable! An adorable book of stories about Paddington's adventures and an adorable and well-meaning bear who seems to get himself out of fraught situations without even trying! :)

[Ejayen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Paddington is so much fun. None of these stories were to cringy, except for, for poor My Curry.

[Philip · Rating 4 out of 5]

It can make you laugh, it can make you weep, it's only two and half hours and narrated by Hugh Bonneville - why I think these audiobooks are my new favourites! Paddington is the sweetest, and this book contains some top tier stories. The final one was heaped with emotion - I am just glad it wasn't the final story of all time. And Bonneville performs it all brilliantly. 4 stars.

[chucklesthescot · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are certain things that a bear should just not be trusted with and the first one is plumbing. In fairness to Mr Curry, he only asked Paddington to fetch the plumber as he wasn't feeling too well, but when the plumber won't come because of an unpaid bill, Paddington decides to use the plumber's manual to try his paw at it instead. There is a disaster of only Paddington proportions! On the bright side, Paddington gets an invite to a ceremony at a marmalade factory. Things start to go wrong when he loses his invitation outside, gets mistaken for a new employee, and sets about his work with no idea what he is doing. A very sticky situation, especially when you have fur!

A second thing you should never do is mention a job that needs done in the house that you intend to do, and then leave Paddington alone in the house. Bears were not designed to be chimney sweeps as Mr Brown is about to find out to his cost. It serves the silly man right! If he had just went ahead and cleaned the chimney instead of moaning about it in front of the bear, none of it would've happened! Mr Gruber cheers Paddington up with a trip to the waxworks which gets off to a bad start due to Paddington's inability to tell real people from waxworks and it all goes downhill from there. Paddington is able to redeem himself by stepping in at the last minute when Mr Brown's cricket team is a man short. But Paddington has never played before and his pads are so big that he can hide behind them!

Surely a simple trip to the seaside can take place without any drama? Well, no, not when Paddington hears there is a £5 prize for identifying a local celebrity who is somewhere in the area. When the bear thinks he has found his man, nothing is going to persuade him that he might have it wrong! A party gives Paddington the chance to entertain his trader friends from the market, torment Mr Curry and get a big surprise!

I really enjoy Paddington's relationship with the Brown family and they are good characters in their own right. My favourite is Mrs Bird the housekeeper, the only one who is often in tune with what might be going on in Paddington's mind! Mr Brown is somewhat hapless and you'd think after the decorating fiasco, he'd make sure that there was no invitation to the bear to do it himself...

[Blagovesta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Първа среща с книжка за Падингтън, но не и последна! Безкрайно симпатично мече, което ме разсмя с глас, докато четох за приключенията му :). Явно е вярно това, което казват - човек никога не е твърде пораснал да чете детски книги.

[Marianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is the one with most of my most beloved Paddington episodes in, eg Mr Curry's bathroom, the cricket match, and the seaside visit with the deck chairs. *contented sigh*

[Illiterate · Rating 2 out of 5]

The visit to Madame Tussauds is particularly amusing.

[Tayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

I brought a mystery set of 5 children’s books from Oxfam and this is one of them. I made it a goal for Easter weekend to read all five and then either keep or donate them.

This is just a really cute selection of stories about Paddington bear. I feel like people of any age would love this book if they love Paddington Bear.

[Lex · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't love this one quite as much as the others, but my god the cold snap story had me literally out of my chair with laughter, it was hilarious!!! The stories with Paddington attempting to help and immediately making the problem worse are probably my favourite tbh

[Jenan · Rating 5 out of 5]

RIP Michael Bond. You've given me and so many others some of our warmest childhood memories.

[John Bohnert · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's always a treat to read a book about Paddington.

[Laila]

I just love the Paddington books. I am glad to have discovered them through reading them with my son. I don’t know how I missed them as a kid!

[Manon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was once again a very cute read!

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silly and cute!

[Jamie Bowen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whenever you need cheering up, always read a Paddington book. He’s so innocent, gets himself into all sorts of trouble but always comes through at the end of the day. Great fun!

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5. Would probably be a solid 4 stars if I knew anything about cricket.

[Tanya (FaithAndFictionReads) · Rating 5 out of 5]

We have been loving this series so far!

[Brie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another wonderful addition to the Paddington series. Although I'm pretty sure I will be able to say that of all of them once we finish them (I've been reading them with my 6 year old daughter).

This book begins with Paddington helping Mr. Curry out with a plumbing problem. As you can imagine, it doesn't go well. Next, he heads to a Marmalade factory as the guest of honor, but mistakenly gets put to work instead. Don't worry, he eventually makes it to the ceremony via an orange marmalade barrel. He also attempts to clean the chimney, goes to the wax museum with Mr. Gruber, plays cricket, and while at a party thrown in his honor, he learns that he will be returning to Peru to visit his Aunt Lucy.

[Fi's Journey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm really enjoying listening and reading this series (read by Hugh Bonneville) and the escapade's Paddington always gets into. Definitely recommend this series to younger audiences who want to follow the adventures of a bear who comes from Peru and now lives with the Brown Family in Winter Gardens in London.

2nd time reading: this is just much of a joy the second round! Listening to Paddington has become a comfort read for me. It's a lot of fun, funny and atmospheric. Love Paddington!