Michael Bond Books in Order

The Browns find a small bear from Peru waiting at Paddington station with a suitcase and marmalade. They give him a home, where ordinary activities such as bathing and shopping soon become adventures full of misunderstandings.

Now part of the Brown family, Paddington tries decorating, photography and detective work. His efforts to understand everyday life create fresh confusion, leaving the people around him to cope with a bear whose good intentions rarely prevent trouble.

Paddington wants to be useful, but lending a paw usually creates more problems than it solves. From catching a fish in his hat to causing chaos in the Browns' kitchen, his helpful plans take unexpected turns.

The Browns plan a holiday in France, and Paddington prepares with a disguise, magic tricks and a map printed on a tea towel. His serious approach to traveling gives the family plenty of unexpected complications to handle.

Paddington turns a lawn mower, a television set and the Browns' kitchen into sources of confusion. Shopping and a Christmas play bring further mishaps as the well-meaning bear's attempts to join in send familiar routines off course.

Paddington's love of marmalade leads to an important invitation and fresh trouble. His adventures also include chimney sweeping and a wax museum visit, where his efforts to understand what is happening unsettle the people around him.

A small bear from Peru arrives at a London railway station, where the Brown family discover him waiting for help. This picture book retells Paddington's first meeting with the people who offer him a new home.

This collection brings together the first three Paddington books, following the Peruvian bear from his arrival at a London station into life with the Browns. His efforts to fit in repeatedly turn ordinary situations into misunderstandings.

After escaping a home for unwanted mice, Thursday falls from a balloon and meets the Peck family. Adopted by these church mice, he begins a new life in the organ loft of St Mary's in the Valley.

Returning from Peru, Paddington wastes little time finding new adventures. Visits to the Stock Exchange, ballet and barber's shop, along with trouble in Mr Curry's kitchen, show how quickly his good intentions can disrupt everyday life.

Paddington gets a wedding ring stuck on his paw and unwittingly disrupts Mr Curry's golf game with a marmalade sandwich. His outings turn into a series of mishaps, despite his determination to behave properly and help others.

Thursday the mouse and Harris build a car and invite the Peck family on a trip to the coast. Their outing takes an unexpected turn when they end up in France without an obvious way home.

Paddington becomes interested in detective work, sewing and ballroom dancing, giving the Browns fresh reasons to worry. Each new pursuit offers another opportunity for the bear to misunderstand instructions and bring his own approach to familiar activities.

Paddington's entry in a baking competition brings him onto children's television, where his cake holds an unexpected surprise. A missing parrot and troublesome origami add to the confusion as his adventures collide with the demands of live broadcasting.

Tired of hearing visitors repeat the same jokes, the zoo animals go on strike by sitting still and refusing to entertain anyone. Their silence reverses the usual spectacle as puzzled humans try to get a reaction.

Mr Brown gives Jonathan, Judy and Paddington separate garden plots, promising a prize for the best. While the children begin their designs, Paddington searches for seeds and inspiration, unsure how to make his own patch stand out.

Five Paddington books are brought together here, including his arrival from Peru and later adventures with the Browns. Decorating, helping out and tackling unfamiliar jobs repeatedly turn into comic confusion for a bear determined to do his best.

Olga da Polga arrives at a new home and entertains the other garden animals with tales shaped by her extravagant imagination. Between telling stories, the guinea pig finds plenty of chances for real adventures and mischief.

Olga da Polga is used to impressing others with her stories, but another guinea pig, Boris, proves an unexpected rival. His even taller tales give her someone new to challenge as their adventures bring them together.

Paddington and the Browns have front-row seats at the circus, but the bear mistakes a trapeze act for an emergency. His attempt to rescue the performer interrupts the show and draws him into an unexpected performance.

A visit to a new supermarket gives Paddington an opportunity to fill shopping trolleys with enthusiasm. The Browns and other customers watch in amazement as a routine shopping trip threatens to become another of the bear's comic disasters.

These stories bring Paddington into the world of Blue Peter, where his good intentions meet the surprises of children's television. Collected from the programme's annuals, they follow the bear through adventures connected with the show.

Paddington's first visit to a new supermarket quickly becomes more eventful than the Browns expect. His eager approach to shopping fills trolleys and attracts attention, turning an ordinary errand into a comic adventure with unexpected possibilities.

Thursday and the church mice launch a showboat, but their appointed captain doesn't know how to sail it. A mysterious stranger offers assistance, leaving Thursday to wonder whether Captain Bucket can be trusted with their ambitious river voyage.

Seven short plays adapt Paddington's adventures for children to perform, from his arrival to visits to the dentist and launderette. Costume notes and songs help bring the bear's misunderstandings and attempts to be helpful onto a stage.

A school inspector sends Paddington to class, where his unusual approach soon challenges the teacher. Further adventures include dancing the rumba, as the bear continues to tackle unfamiliar activities with confidence that doesn't always prevent confusion.

Mr Cram despairs of his pupils' mathematical skills and tries to teach them through a special bubble mixture. This picture book turns a difficult classroom lesson into an experiment in using magic to make numbers understandable.

Settling into her new home, Olga da Polga pauses to consider the good things around her. This short picture book follows the guinea pig as she takes stock of what her changed circumstances have given her.

Olga da Polga meets Boris, a charming fellow guinea pig who gives her someone new to get to know. This short picture book focuses on their introduction and the beginnings of a friendship between the two animals.

Olga da Polga waits in a pet shop, hoping someone will choose her and offer a good home. This picture book follows the guinea pig's wish to leave the shop and find a place where she belongs.

Olga da Polga wants her new family to know what she is called, but making herself understood presents a problem. This short picture book follows the guinea pig as she considers how to communicate her name.

The family cat's introduction to Olga da Polga does not go as smoothly as expected. This short picture book follows a painful first encounter between the cat and guinea pig as they begin sharing a home.

Paddington enjoys a visit to the seaside until a Punch and Judy show catches his attention. His involvement with the puppet performance lands him in trouble, turning the day's entertainment into another misunderstanding for the helpful bear.

Paddington visits the Tower of London carrying a suitcase packed with marmalade sandwiches. His preparations attract some unexpected attention when hungry ravens start following him, turning a sightseeing trip into trouble for the bear and his lunch.

Hee-Haw, a donkey on Crete, carries produce to market until lorries take over the work. He stubbornly keeps going, building the powerful lungs that may offer a way to help when the town's windmills stop turning.

This collection combines Paddington stories with games, quizzes, activities and cartoon strips. Illustrated pages invite young readers to follow the bear's adventures and take part in puzzles and playful tasks featuring him.

The Browns discover a small bear from Peru at Paddington Station in London. This picture book retells their first meeting and the beginning of his life with the family, who give the newcomer a home and a name.

Paddington accompanies Mrs. Brown and Judy to the sales, hoping for a shopping trip. His new pyjamas attract more attention than he expects, turning the outing into an embarrassing adventure for a bear still learning London's ways.

Paddington writes a letter to a friend and sets out to post it. This short picture book follows the bear through writing and mailing his message, presenting a familiar everyday activity for young readers through his experience.

Newly arrived from Peru, Paddington begins life with the Brown family in London. His first bath in their house becomes the subject of this picture book, as the unfamiliar routine gives the bear another challenge to tackle.

Paddington decides to decorate his new bedroom himself, taking the work into his own paws. His plans produce unexpected results, turning a chance to settle into the Brown household into another mishap for the well-meaning bear.

Alfred Bradley adapts Michael Bond's Paddington stories into connected playlets for children. The bear's adventures after his adoption by the Browns become a stage performance that invites audiences to join the action and singing.

Olga da Polga faces fresh challenges, including a fire and an unwanted visitor who needs trapping. Her real adventures mingle with the tales she tells as the outspoken guinea pig continues life among the Sawdust family's animals.

Paddington tries to make a magazine rack using his new carpentry tools. Helping Mr. Curry proves more complicated than expected when the bear's efforts with wood and a saw threaten to cause trouble in his neighbour's kitchen.

Paddington accompanies Mr. Curry to a golf competition and tries to help as his caddy. Marmalade, a damaged club and misunderstandings turn the outing into a succession of mishaps as the bear discovers the game in his own way.

Paddington attempts to prepare a stew with dumplings, but his cooking brings an unexpected problem into the kitchen. His efforts to help soon leave him needing help himself, with Mr. Gruber drawn into the bear's culinary predicament.

The Browns arrange a birthday tea for Paddington and give him a magic kit. With guests arriving before he can practise, the bear attempts to entertain them, but his tricks create problems that the instructions did not prepare him for.

A bear who has stowed away from Peru arrives at Paddington Station, where he is found and given a home. This pop-up book presents his arrival and adoption, bringing the beginning of Paddington's story into three-dimensional scenes.

Paddington introduces activities involving baking, gardening, photography, crafts and games. Readers can try practical projects and amusements alongside the bear, with his attempts at taking photographs offering examples of mistakes to avoid when using a camera.

This collection brings together five Paddington books, following the bear through trips abroad, visits around town and television adventures. His efforts to understand everyday life keep producing misunderstandings for the Browns and the people he meets.

Six picture stories follow Paddington from his arrival with the Browns to shopping, gardening and visits to the circus, Tower of London and seaside. The collection brings together everyday mishaps and outings through the bear's attempts to understand his surroundings.

Paddington's driving test challenges both the bear and his examiner, who encounters marmalade sandwiches and an unexpected collision. The collection follows further adventures in which Paddington's determination and misunderstandings complicate situations that other people take for granted.

Paddington joins the Browns for a day beside the river, where the first person to catch a fish will win a prize. Sliding pictures let readers change the scenes as the family's outing unfolds.

Texas armadillo J. D. Polson struggles in New York until he discovers a valuable Liberty Head dime. With the help of a company offering advice on getting ahead, he embarks on an unlikely rise through American life.

Paddington tries to help around the house in a simple story for young children. Jigsaw puzzles accompany the scenes, giving readers a chance to assemble pictures while following the bear through familiar activities in his adopted home.

The Browns attend a rugby match between their local school and a visiting team from Peru. Paddington finds himself watching a contest with a connection to his homeland, bringing his own perspective to the sporting occasion.

Armadillo J. D. Polson is president of the United States, surrounded by advisers and secretive agents. Bored with the machinery of government, he goes on a spree, bringing political satire and comic confusion to his unconventional presidency.

Paddington spends his birthday at the beach, where an attempt at umbrella skiing becomes part of the day's adventure. This miniature pop-up story brings the bear's seaside treat into moving scenes for young readers to explore.

Paddington's first trip to the laundromat proves harder than expected when he overloads a washing machine. Instead of simply getting his laundry clean, the bear finds himself responsible for mopping up the mess his efforts have caused.

Olga da Polga tries to help the Sawdust family cope with a drought, joins a sponsored squeak and takes up jogging. Between her own mishaps, the guinea pig still finds time to tell her friends extravagant stories.

Seven stories follow Paddington through mishaps at Windsor Gardens and the BBC Television Centre. Unexpected appearances on the news, trouble with Mr Curry and an unusual attempt to pay a taxi fare complicate the bear's everyday life.

Monsieur Pamplemousse must sample the dreadful cooking at the Hotel du Paradis, which belongs to his director’s formidable aunt. His assignment becomes more complicated when he hears unsettling stories about what the food does to guests.

Ten collected stories follow Paddington through decorating, dining out, a visit to the bank and Christmas entertainment. The bear's curiosity and good intentions turn familiar outings and household jobs into problems for him and the Browns.

Susan and Jeremy plan a puppet show to raise money and save their aunt's farm. They turn an old caravan into a theater, but the disappearance of Elmer, their performing mouse puppet, threatens the whole venture.

Paddington packs enough marmalade sandwiches for a full day at the zoo. His plans for lunch go wrong when the animals take an interest in his food, leaving the bear to deal with some unexpected competition.

Six illustrated stories follow Paddington from his arrival in London to gardening, shopping and outings at the circus, seaside and Tower of London. The small bear's efforts to join in bring trouble to otherwise ordinary occasions.

Food inspector Monsieur Pamplemousse and his bloodhound Pommes Frites investigate strange events at a hotel in the Loire. Unappealing meals with unexpected effects draw them into embarrassing encounters while they try to understand what is happening.

Paddington visits the fair with the Browns and tries the coconut shy, helter-skelter and Space Craft ride. A fortune-teller offers a prediction as the small bear tackles a day packed with unfamiliar games and attractions.

A visit to an outdoor art exhibition gives Paddington an idea: he will paint pictures and hold a show himself. The bear turns from viewing other people’s work to creating his own collection for an exhibition.

While staying at a hotel and restaurant beside Lac Leman, Monsieur Pamplemousse discovers that one of its five brother proprietors has vanished. The former detective and food inspector must investigate a mystery amid meals and awkward encounters.

At the airport, Paddington watches his suitcase disappear onto a conveyor belt and jumps on after it. His determination to retrieve the sandwiches packed inside turns the routine business of checking in into an unexpected adventure.

Mr Gruber takes Paddington to Buckingham Palace to watch the Changing of the Guard. The crowds block the small bear's view, leaving him struggling to see the ceremony until an unexpected helper takes an interest.

With Mrs Brown out of the house, Paddington decides to help by doing some spring cleaning. His attempt to take care of the household creates havoc, turning an ordinary chore into another of the bear’s mishaps.

Paddington follows a letter’s journey through the postal system in this interactive picture book. Slots in the pages let young readers move a letter along the route, exploring what happens to mail after it is posted.

When the Browns go out for the day, Paddington plans a surprise: a chocolate cake and a freshly cleaned house. Trying to bake and spring clean at the same time proves more difficult than he expects.

After visiting an outdoor art exhibition, Paddington decides to become an artist himself. He paints a collection of pictures and prepares an exhibition of his own, turning inspiration from other artists into a new project.