Paddington is on the scene when the situation becomes chaotic in a spotless kitchen, when a riot breaks out in the bargain basement, and when there are problems with a Christmas play.

Vigorous, self-reliant, amazingly resourceful, and moral, Natty Bumppo is the prototype of the Western hero. A faultless arbiter of wilderness justice, he hates middle-class hypocrisy. But he finds his love divided between the woman he has pledged to protect on a treacherous journey and the untouched forest that sustains him in his beliefs. A fast-paced narrative full of adventure and majestic descriptions of early frontier life, Indian raiders, and...

Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington on a railway platform in London. He was sitting on a battered suitcase, wearing a most odd-looking hat and a sign hanging around his neck that said, "Please look after this bear, Thank you." So they took gave him home and he became a member of their family.

Paddington returns from Peru and tries his hand at such things as the stock market, barbering, and even ballet, but he decides he would rather be his bear self.

Paddington and the Brown family have a series of misadventures on their vacation in France.

Paddington doesn't intentionally turn his friend's wedding into an uproar by getting the wedding ring stuck on his paw. Nor does he mean Mr Curry to slip on his marmalade sandwich in the middle of an important gold shot. But these sort of things just happen to a bear like Paddington!

Two friends share experiences in each season of the year.

When Paddington and Mr. Gruber decide to take a day off, they share a day of exploration and discovery in the city with Jonathan and Judy.

Little Critter and his classmates learn what to do to stay safe in a fire while visiting Fireman Joe at the firehouse.

Eight of the author's poems are interspersed with nine of his short stories which include "The Man That Was Used Up," "The Balloon-Hoax," and "The Purloined Letter." Includes a brief biography of the author.