Michael Bond wrote a story about a teddy bear with a ponch on for Marmalade who hailed from Peru but was forced to leave his home when it was destroyed. He arrived in London where he was found at Paddington by the Brown family who named him after the railway station.
The famous children's author, Michael Bond, may have been a bit of an octophile too.
— Episode: The Sleepy History of Teddy Bears
Episode: The Sleepy History of Teddy Bears
Michael Bond wrote a story about a teddy bear with a ponch on for Marmalade who hailed from Peru but was forced to leave his home when it was destroyed. He arrived in London where he was found at Paddington by the Brown family who named him after the railway station.
The famous children's author, Michael Bond, may have been a bit of an octophile too.
The lonely looking bear tugged at his heartstrings and he ended up giving it to his wife for the Christmas.
Soon Bond was inspired to write a story based on the teddy about a bear with a ponch on for Marmalade who hailed from Peru but was forced to leave his home when it was destroyed.
He arrived in London where he was found at Paddington by the Brown family who named him after the railway station.