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At the end of Michael Bond’s Paddington Marches On (1964), Paddington is preparing for a trip to Peru to visit Aunt Lucy. By the start of the next book, Paddington at Work (1966), he’s already en route back to England. Although Bond’s series hints at Paddington’s Peruvian origins, readers are…

In this week’s newsletter: The much-loved bear’s revival as a refugee not just from Peru but from a more genteel age was a genius move. Can he survive in a culture of throwaway children’s films?

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

Paddington is more popular than ever and a new show allows visitors to meet the bear from darkest Peru face to face

What would you do if your child chooses to identify as an animal? The mom in this story seeks the same answers to this question involving her nine-year-old daughter. The post “Is This A Phase?”: Mom Freaks Out After 9 Y.O. Daughter Comes Out As A Therian first appeared on…

Musical production is due to premiere in the UK in 2025

The stellar creative team includes McFly's Tom Fletcher, Sonia Friedman Productions, Jessica Swale and Luke Sheppard

After two hit movies, the children’s books hero will lead a new theatre production from the company behind Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

From 1939's The Wizard of Oz, to newer favorites like Paddington, here's the best classic family movies and how to press play in your own household.