"I ate marmalade," he said, rather proudly. "Bears like marmalade. And I lived in a lifeboat."
I dug out that book up there this week, because that was mine, for rainy days when Winnie the Pooh wasn't entertaining me enough and I wanted something fun and colorful to look at. But this Friday the movie Paddington comes out, and I'm obviously taking little J because Paddington.
I've mentioned before, I think, and I probably will again that Winnie the Pooh is one of those children's classics that made me very much the person I am today. I.E.--I am a sarcastic sh*t most of the time, and a very large part of that comes from Winnie the Pooh.
Rereading A Bear Called Paddington as an adult, the first thing I think is that it's probably partly to blame for the way I abuse the heck out of the ellipsis as a writer.
I've mentioned before, I think, and I probably will again that Winnie the Pooh is one of those children's classics that made me very much the person I am today. I.E.--I am a sarcastic sh*t most of the time, and a very large part of that comes from Winnie the Pooh.
Rereading A Bear Called Paddington as an adult, the first thing I think is that it's probably partly to blame for the way I abuse the heck out of the ellipsis as a writer.
"Er. . . good afternoon," replied Mr. Brown doubtfully. There was a moment of silence.
The bear looked at them inquiringly. "Can I help you?"
Mr. Brown looked rather embarrassed. "Well. . . no. Er. . . as a matter of fact, we were wondering if we could help you."
Taken from A Bear Called Paddington, by Michael Bond. 2014 reprint, pg 8
The bear looked at them inquiringly. "Can I help you?"
Mr. Brown looked rather embarrassed. "Well. . . no. Er. . . as a matter of fact, we were wondering if we could help you."
Taken from A Bear Called Paddington, by Michael Bond. 2014 reprint, pg 8
Because people totes find bears from Darkest Peru just hanging out in train stations in London.
In all seriousness, Paddington Bear is one of those characters that convinced me London was a strange, magical place, and firmly planted it on my bucket list as a place to go. And I want it to do that for my son, and for countless other kids. Hopefully the movie will help that, right?
Tiny side note, and critique? If you're buying Paddington for someone, the picture books are adorable and fun, but they aren't the same story. A tour of the Amazon Look Inside thing will show you a lot of that. I'm one of those strange people that feel like words matter, and I don't particularly like abridged books. If you think I'm wrong, tell me why down there in the comments, I'm interested to hear what you think.
In all seriousness, Paddington Bear is one of those characters that convinced me London was a strange, magical place, and firmly planted it on my bucket list as a place to go. And I want it to do that for my son, and for countless other kids. Hopefully the movie will help that, right?
Tiny side note, and critique? If you're buying Paddington for someone, the picture books are adorable and fun, but they aren't the same story. A tour of the Amazon Look Inside thing will show you a lot of that. I'm one of those strange people that feel like words matter, and I don't particularly like abridged books. If you think I'm wrong, tell me why down there in the comments, I'm interested to hear what you think.
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