Prior to the release of the 2014 film Paddington, I had no feelings toward Paddington Bear, a character invented by the author Michael Bond in the 1950s who is found on a train platform at Paddington ...

Paddington, the affable clumsy bear from British children's books ... and airports are never far from a flood of Paddington soft toys, replete with his signature red hat and blue duffle coat ...

I did prepare; I bought the soft Paddington rattle ... down the perfect Paddington bear—they really do seem to be only available in London. Paddington Toys ...

A teddy bear store says it has seen a "massive increase ... in Ironbridge said the store normally sold one or two of the soft toys each week. David Jackson said that grew to three or four after ...

For anyone who's ever read a Michael Bond book about Paddington Bear (he wrote 29) or purchased a Paddington stuffed toy or engaged in Paddington cosplay for Halloween (it can't just be me ...