Pennington bear is always been one of my favorite it's a British transplant means it was written by a Brit and Britain. books from my collection it's got a dust cover a little tour but it's 52 years old I'm 65 I'm a little poor myself. this is what it says in the cover who would expect that a bear even a special sort of bear like Paddington would win a prize and most professional bicycle race like the tour de france? one minute dear old Paddington had been sitting quietly along the road but on his self repaired tricycle checking the marmalade sandwich in his bike basket when before he knew it he was caught up in a whirlwind of speeding bicycles shouting spectacators ringing bicycle bells. as he headed downhill and a frightening speed the pedals were going so fast that he quickly lifted his feet to his handlebars in case his legs fell off off speeds Paddington on another adventure. the Brown family should have known that it's spelled disaster when they put Paddington in charge of maps and itinerary for their vacation in France for as Patterson fans will know despite all his good intention here this little bear has a special knack for making havoc of the most incident innocence situations. in this latest of Paddington adventures he gets himself into one delightful scrape after another as Mrs bird says however that's the best of being a bear. things happen to bears and the wonderful amusing startling things that happened to Paddington in Michael bonds latest books prove that with Paddington abroad one had better watch out!