![]() ![]() ![]() In 2014, he told Michelle Pauli of The Guardianthat he “never went to bed without a story.” But Bond’s strict Catholic school, where teachers disciplined pupils with rubber straps, cast a pallor over his childhood. “Michael was a giant of children’s literature,” the post states, adding that Bond passed away of an unspecified illness.īorn in 1926 in the English town of Newbury, Bond grew up in a happy home, supported by loving parents. HarperCollins, Bond’s longtime publisher, announced the author’s death in a Facebook post. On Tuesday, the BBC reports, the author died at the age of 91. Michael Bond created one of the Britain’s most beloved children’s literary characters: a sweet little bear named Paddington, who “tries so hard to get things right” despite his uncanny knack for getting into sticky situations. ![]()
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