Rubbing to edges and corners bumped. Spine and covers creased.
'Bears like Paddington are very rare,' says Mrs Bird, 'and a good thing too, or it would cost us a small fortune in marmalade.'
It's a good thing for lots of reasons that bears like Paddington are rare. As he says himself, 'Things happen to me - I'm that sort of bear.' With his attempts at home decorating, detective work and photography, the Brown family soon find that Paddington causes his own particular brand of chaos.
