Paddington Bear was one of the first series I remember my father reading to me, with its complex sentence structures and big words. (What other children's story uses the word "emigrated" in the first chapter?) Michael Bond helped to shape my early literacy in a way that no other author could have. Rest In Peace sir. #bookster #bookish #booklover #bookworm #paddingtonbear #paddington #michaelbond #rip #orangemarmalade #pleaselookafterthisbear