|  |  | |  | | The very first Paddington book was "A Bear Called Paddington" which was published in the UK by William Collins (now Harper Collins) in 1958. Illustrated with pen and ink drawings by Peggy Fortnum, this title is a novel in eight chapters and is still available today. There are ten further titles in this series, several of which are still in print. These are the stories which tell most of Paddington's adventures. With the first year of publication, they are as follows:
More About Paddington 1959
Paddington Helps Out 1960
Paddington Abroad 1961
Paddington at Large 1962
Paddington Marches On 1964
Paddington at Work 1966
Paddington Goes to Town 1968
Paddington Takes the Air 1970
Paddington on Top 1974
Paddington Takes the Test 1979
By clicking on the titles of the books you can read a brief synopsis of each of the stories.
In 1972 the first picture books for younger readers were published. These were illustrated by Fred Banbery and there were six titles in the series.
In the 1980's another series of picture books were introduced. These books were a smaller format and were illustrated by David McKee.
The most recent Paddington books to be published are those which have been beautifully illustrated by the American artist, R.W. Alley and, in addition to recent brand new titles such as "Paddington's Grand Tour", he has also re-illustrated some of the earlier picture books.
With the inclusion of a large number of acitivity and board books for very young children, in total there have been over 150 different Paddington books published since 1958. However,from a collector's point of view, the most valuable are the first editions of the original novels.
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