Paddingtona Now

: Bond drew on his memories of World War II child evacuees and Jewish refugees arriving in Britain via the Kindertransport .

The inspiration for Paddington was deeply personal for author Michael Bond. On Christmas Eve 1956, Bond spotted a solitary teddy bear on a shelf in a London shop near Paddington Station and bought it for his wife. Paddingtona

: He was named after Paddington Station, where the Brown family discovered him sitting on a battered suitcase. Themes and Cultural Impact : Bond drew on his memories of World