Paddington At The Circus

Paddington Picture Books #4

by Michael Bond

Find out what happens when the classic bear from Darkest Peru visits a circus and accidentally finds himself part of the act!

The circus has come to town, and Paddington and the Browns have front row seats! But Paddington becomes anxious when he looks up and sees a man dangling from a rope by his ankles. Always ready to lend a paw, he rushes off to save the trapeze artist and as a result the circus is turned upside down! Paddington, however, comes out on top as the star of the show.

For more than five decades, stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Animals

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 16, 1973

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

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Paddington on varsin suloinen ja hellyyttävä karhu, joka sai vietyä sydämeni vasta esikoisen Paddington-innostuksen myötä. Itse en omassa lapsuudessani tai nuoruudessani näistä tarinoista pahemmin välittänyt, mutta nyt lapsille näitä lukiessani arvostan näitä kirjoja oikein paljon. Tämä sirkustarina olisi loistava luettava juuri ennen sirkusvierailua, mutta toimi loistavasti myös unisatuna.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Out shopping, Paddington Bear spies a very tall clown, so tall he doesn't need a ladder to display a poster up high! And the poster is about the circus, coming to town for only one day! Paddington is enthralled and happily discovers the family has tickets! At the show, helpful Paddington ends up in quite a mess but at the same time, entertains the crowd. I guess one can say Paddington can do a lot of things, not only when he doesn't plan them. It's another older book discovered at my used bookstore, a new-to-me story about this beloved bear.

[Laurel Perez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Paddington is such a sweet curious bear living with humans. In this book he learns about the circus, and is 'helpful' to the performers as well. Colorful and fun, and my baby was very interested in the illustrations.

[Lynda · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Brown Family bring Paddington to a local circus show and a big adventure finds Paddington when he tries to be helpful.

[Chrissy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alex was riveted by this, so that’s high marks in my book 😁

[Sarah Burridge]

Lovely story read with my son for his home schooling and writing his own blurb

[Winterkidj · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute

Der Elefant musste jetzt nicht im Zirkus sein aber naja nh

[Terri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Paddington is one that never disappoints. We love all the books and enjoy reading them over and over.

The illustrations are lovely as well.

[Emziethebookworm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Paddington Goes to the circus with his friends.
It's his first time at the circus and he enjoyed it too.
Books plot was good and the characters brought the book to life.

[chucklesthescot · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

In this adventure Paddington is excited to hear that the circus are in town for one night only and Mr Brown has got them great tickets. The sights and sounds are very exciting to a bear but when he sees the man on the trapeze,he thinks that the man is in trouble and Paddington is just the bear to try to lend a paw!

[Tiffany Spencer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Paddington at the Circus
The Browns take Paddington to the circus for the first time and there’s excitement in the air. Only when he gets there, he finds himself flying the friendly skies when caught up in a trapeze act.

My Thoughts:
This book just made me think about all the times I went to the Univer SOUL circus and the Ringling Brother and Barnum Bailey one’s over the years with my family. Added by the Paddington charm and shenanigans.

Rating 5

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Paddington Bear and his adoptive human family go to the circus. It's a first for Paddington and he doesn't understand about the clowns being so tall, or the acrobats doing their stunts. As usual he gets himself into some mischief out of wanting to help (when help wasn't needed) A cute little story about a lovable bear.

[Stina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book #49 for 2014

This was a cute story, and I liked that it wasn't predictable. I wish that I hadn't had to rush through it, so I may re-read this one to fully appreciate the illustrations. I had never read a Paddington book before, so this has piqued my interest in reading the earlier books someday and maybe even watching the movie.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the original version of "Paddington Bear at the Circus". The story is the same but in the updated version the dialog is snappier, the illustrations have more detail, and the action hangs together better - this one is dull by comparison.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Silly Paddington Bear gets caught up in the acts during a circus show and ends up being one of the funniest attractions. Longer story good for grade 1+

[The Brothers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Paddington Bear accidentally involves himself in a circus act. All's well the ends well. And there is ice cream.

Illustrations are fine.

[Jessica S · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a read aloud for our tea time. I enjoyed the story as much as my kids, it was humorous and had lots of moments wanting to know whether or not Paddington would be ok. The pictures were bright and colorful and went perfectly with the story.

[Carlee Ketchum]

The circus came to town and Paddington bear and the Browns have front row seats to it. Paddington bear is super excited until he sees the trapeze artist struggling and he was off to help. The circus is all messed up not but it was saves by Paddington bear's amazing performance.