- Michael Bond and Karen Jankel, Illustrated by R. W. Alley

Paddington’s Twelve Days of Christmas

By Michael Bond and Karen Jankel, Illustrated by R. W. Alley

Celebrate Christmas with everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington – now a major movie star!

Everyone in the Brown family is singing about some wonderful Christmas gifts they’ve received. But Paddington can’t even find the partridge in a pear tree! He sets out to solve the mystery and is soon planning a spectacular Christmas Day surprise …

Sing along with Paddington Bear in this funny festive story!

Author: Michael Bond , Karen Jankel
Format: Hardback
Ageband: from 3
Release Date: 25 Sep 2025
Pages: 32
ISBN: 978-0-00-866457-2
Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and educated at Presentation College, Reading. He served in the Royal Air Force and the British Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years. In 2015, Michael was awarded a CBE for his services to children’s literature, to add to the OBE he received in 1997. Michael died in 2017, leaving behind one of the great literary legacies of our time.Karen Jankel is the daughter of Michael Bond. For over 30 years she ran Paddington and Company, looking after the worldwide licensing rights for her father’s creation. During that time Karen and her father collaborated on a number of concept books and stories. Since 2017 Karen has run her late father’s literary estate and continues to work closely with HarperCollins across all of Michael Bond’s books, including the Paddington titles that she co-wrote.

Praise for the Paddington series: -

”'I’ve always had great respect for Paddington…He is a British institution.” - Stephen Fry

”'Paddington has joined Pooh as one of the great bears of English children’s literature.” - Teacher

”'Michael Bond’s accident-prone bear…has become one of the most enduring of children’s characters.” - Bookseller