Michael Bond

Un osito con mirada triste y curiosa espera en la estación de Paddington. Está sentado sobre un montón de maletas y lleva un cartel colgado: “CUIDEN DE ESTE OSO, POR FAVOR”. La familia Brown topa con

La auténtica historia de un oso del Perú, llamado Paddington. Un clásico imprescindible. Un osito espera con mirada suplicante en la estación de Paddington; está sentado sobre un montón de maletas y

The garlic-laden winds of change are blowing through the vineyards of Burgundy. Under threat from the increasing use of pesticides is the helix pomotia: the humble snail, the main ingredient for escargot Bourgignon.Meanwhile, on the Canal de Bourgogne, Monsieur Pamplemousse is lecturing a group of international wine buffs on the fruits of the region, a task from which he is distracted by a Marilyn Monroe look-alike. It turns out that skulduggery among the vines will be the least of Monsieur Pamplemousses worries.

When one of five restaurant-owning brothers vanishes into thin air, Monsieur Pamplemousses detective skills are called into play. A delicious blend of gastronomic delight, teasing mystery, and pure c

Called to a Provencal film set to vouch for the gastronomic authenticity of director Von Strudels latest Biblical advertising extravaganza (what was on the menu at the Last Supper?) restaurant inspector Monsieur Pamplemousse is surprised to find his sleuthing skills, acquired during a stint at the Surete, considerably more in demand. Exploding strawberries, adulterated cast food and sundry other mysterious occurrences all point to a saboteur or, at best, an infuriating prankster on the set. But when the star of the sequence of perfume adverts, Brother Angelo, a heavy-metal heart-throb who has been cast against type as Jesus Christ, seemingly vanishes into thin air, it is clear matters have gone beyond a joke.

When Monsieur Pamplemousse got an urgent summons from the Director of Le Guide, he knew that there was trouble at the top. His faithful canine companion, Pommes Frites, noticed it too.But neither of them expected that the trouble would involve a nun who was in the habit of joining the Mile High Club or a full-scale smear campaign targeting Le Guides credibility as Frances premiere restaurant and hotel guide. Someone has been spreading worrying rumours among the staff and infiltrating the company files - awarding hotels prizes for bedbugs and praising egg and chips signature dishes. Even Pommes Frites has become a victim of the assault.It could all spell the ruin for Le Guide, but Pamplemousse is on the case.

Monsieur Pamplemousse and his trusty dog, Pommes Frites are called into Le Guides offices early one morning and presented with a string of Leclercqs plaintive conundrums - all relating to his mobster uncle-in-law. These include a letter about a juicy steak turned brisket, a dead restaurant owner and a giant truffle delivered by post . With all these seemingly random problems at hand, Pamplemousse attempts to unravel each but it quickly proves impossible as they overlap and tangle at every turn - usually making him look the fool.

According to the Director of Le Guide, Frances premier gastronomic companion, it is high time his inspectors moved with the times and opened their ranks to the fairer sex. And who better to oversee their initiation than Monsieur Pamplemousse?However, when the Director, normally a model of rectitude, hints that on no account must the trainee be allowed to make the grade, Monsieur Pamplemousse is suitably outraged. His indignation lasts only until he hears her name. The Director is right. The lady in question is known to be utterly unscrupulous in the use of her considerable physical charms and her permanent engagement would cause unrest amongst the other inspectors, not to mention their wives.But there are other problems. Having blackmailed the Director into taking her on, why is she so insistent on staying at the Hotel des Dunes; an out-of-the-way establishment in the Gironde, unremarked even by the Camping Club of France, let alone by any of the major guides? Certainly not because of the food, as Monsieur Pamplemousse dejectedly discovers.And why, having created a scene because she didnt get the room she wanted, should one of her first acts be to photograph the dismal interior of the hotel?When Monsieur Pamplemousses ever-faithful bloodhound Pommes Frites is seen ambling back to the hotel carrying a suspiciously large jambon, Monsieur Pamplemousse realises that once again he must stand firm against the forces of crime...

Le Guide, Frances premier gastronomic guide, is failing to whet the appetite of its audience in America. Bribed by the Director with offers of some time off, Monsieur Pamplemousse agrees to flex his literary muscles in a bid to address the problem by writing a play.The result is the ex-detectives directorial debut, complete with walk-on part for faithful bloodhound Pommes Frites. Everything rests on their special guest, Jay Corby, the acclaimed American food-critic, whose good opinion could change their transatlantic fortunes. But disaster strikes on opening night when a manoeuvre with a trapdoor causes Corby to storm out in a rage.Monsieur Pamplemousse must find him before he ruins everything for Le Guide. Once again he can rely on star sniffer dog Pommes Frites, who is hot on the trail of their only lead: a flimsy undergarment belonging to an exotic dancer they came across in a state of undress before the start of the show.

When Frances leading gastronomic guidebook decides to launch itself into the expanding health farm market, its Director decides Monsieur Pamplemousse is the man for the job: overweight, underactive, with a blood pressure count that threatens to shoot off the top of the scale.So the former Surete detective finds himself banished to the punitive regime of the Chateau Morgue, a Pyrenean health clinic from which a number of damning reports have already emerged, centred largely on its shady-sounding owner, Herr Schmuck.The Chateau Morgue fulfils Pamplemousses grimmest expectations; obligatory dawn snow tramps, rock-hard beds and meals comprised solely of muddy spa water. And it also provokes his deepest suspicions. Why does a hearse pay such frequent visits? What is going on in the astoundingly luxurious Tower Block? And what is the significance of the delicious parcel of sausages sniffed out by Pamplemousses indispensable bloodhound, Pommes Frites? With Pamplemousse and Pommes Frites on the trail truth is finally revealed - but not before their sleuthing stamina has been tested to its absolute limits...

The acclaimed creator of Paddington Bear dishes up a dastardly plot for Monsieur Pamplemousse and Pommes Frites to unravel.It isnt every day that a coffin explodes during a funeral ceremony. Barely escaping with his life, thanks to a warning howl from his faithful bloodhound Pommes Frites, Monsieur Pamplemousse can only wonder who was behind the explosion . . . and if they were also responsible for the demise of the coffins inhabitant.But then another urgent matter comes to his attention: a terrorist group is planning to poison the food chain.Monsieur Pamplemousse, together with Pommes Frites and a rather strange ally, must spearhead an elite.

When the Director suggests Le Guides food inspector Monsieur Pamplemousse take a brief jaunt to sample the gastronomy of Rome, Pamplemousse knows the offer is too good to be true. But when the only string attached seems to be that on the return journey he escort the Directors schoolgirl niece Caterina from her convent school to her uncles Paris home, Monsieur Pamplemousse begins to relax. Until, that is, he sees the schoolgirl in question ...and spots her ever-present shadow, an Al Capone-lookalike whose hostility Pamplemousse senses even across a crowded restaurant car.However, it is when the Rome-Paris Express pulls into the Gare de Lyon and his charge apparently disappears into thin air that Pamplemousse really begins to worry. Especially when he discovers the lustrous Caterina is the daughter of one of Sicilys most powerful Mafiosi, a man who will not take the loss of his cherished daughter at all kindly ...

Monsieur Pamplemousse finds himself in deep water when an unfortunate collision with a Mother Superior is caught on camera by the French tabloids. To avoid media attention, he is sent to report on chef Andre Dulac, currently in line for Le Guides top award of the Golden Stock Pot Lid, and opens a can of worms which threatens the very sanctity of Frances premier gastronomic bible.Being on the verge of haute cuisine takes on a whole new meaning, and his attempt to get at the truth by harnessing a state-of-the-art TV camera to his ever-faithful hound Pommes Frites, ensures that outside broadcasting will never be quite the same again.

Critic/sleuth Pamplemousse has a lot on his plate when he investigates a terrible and strangely popular hotel.

Recuperación de un personaje inolvidable de la literatura infantil. Hace cincuenta años, un oso, recién llegado del lejano Perú, conoció a la familia Brown en la estación de Paddington. Desde entonces, la vida de los Brown ya no ha sido lo mismopuesto que las situaciones mas cotidianas se convierten en algo extraordinario cuando un oso llamado Paddington se instala en casa. A partir de 7 años.Paddington es el oso favorito de casi todos. THE TIMES

Three classic Paddington Bear stories, by beloved author Michael Bond, are brought together for the first time in this special collection for World Book Day 2018.Nothing is ever straightforward when Paddington is involved. Whether he is attempting detective work, helping to sail a boat or performing magic, ordinary things have a habit of becoming quite extraordinary!Laugh out loud with everyones favourite bear from Darkest Peru!

Beautifully written and researched Isabella Tree author of Wilding The physical world is infinitely complex yet most of us are able to find our way around it We can walk through unfamiliar streets while maintaining a sense of direction take shortcuts along paths we have never used and remember for many years places we have visited only once These are remarkable achievements In Wayfinding Michael Bond explores how we do it how our brains make the cognitive maps that keep us orientated even in places that we don t know He considers how we relate to places and asks how our understanding of the world around us affects our psychology and behaviour The way we think about physical space has been crucial to our evolution the ability to navigate over large distances in prehistoric times gave Homo sapiens an advantage over the rest of the human family Children are instinctive explorers developing a spatial understanding as they roam And yet today few of us make use of the wayfaring skills that we inherited from our nomadic ancestors Most of us have little idea what we may be losing Bond seeks an answer to the question of why some of us are so much better at finding our way than others He also tackles the controversial subject of sex differences in naviga