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Michael Bond Books in Order

217 books are credited to Michael Bond, published between 1938 and 2020; 6 of them appeared after Michael Bond's death in 2017. The first book is A Bear Called Paddington (1938) and the newest is How to Be More Paddington (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
217
Published
1938–2020
Confirmed
217 of 217 titles
Pages on record
14,759 in 151 of 217 books
Reading time
246–369 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 14,759 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 151 of 217 titles with a page count on record.

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Michael Bond, an English author born on 13 January 1926 who died on 27 June 2017, is best known for children's books about Paddington Bear. Sales of the Paddington books passed 35 million worldwide, and the characters moved into animated television, a film series and a stage musical. The catalogue records 217 books under the name, including A Bear Called Paddington, More About Paddington (1959) and Paddington Helps Out (1960). Olga Da Polga, Monsieur Pamplemousse, Parsley and Mouse Called Thursday are further series, and guinea pigs and private investigators appear among the subjects.

Source: Wikidata

How many Michael Bond books are there?

Michael Bond has 217 books, released between 1938 and 2020. 6 of them were published after Michael Bond's death in 2017. They include 8 separate series.

Michael Bond Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 217 Michael Bond books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. Cover of A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond, book 1 of the Paddington Bear series (1938)
  2. Cover of More About Paddington by Michael Bond, book 2 of the Paddington Bear series (1959)
  3. Cover of Paddington Helps Out by Michael Bond, book 3 of the Paddington Bear series (1960)
  4. Cover of Paddington Abroad by Michael Bond, book 4 of the Paddington Bear series (1961)
  5. Cover of Paddington at Large by Michael Bond, book 5 of the Paddington Bear series (1963)
  6. Cover of Paddington Marches on by Michael Bond, book 6 of the Paddington Bear series (1964)
  7. Cover of Paddington Bear by Michael Bond, book 1 of the Paddington Bear Picture series (1965)
  8. Cover of The Adventures of Paddington by Michael Bond, book 7 of the Paddington Bear series (1965)
  9. Cover of Paddington at Work by Michael Bond, book 8 of the Paddington Bear series (1967)
  10. Cover of Paddington Goes to Town by Michael Bond, book 9 of the Paddington Bear series (1968)
  11. Cover of Thursday Rides Again by Michael Bond, book 2 of the Mouse Called Thursday series (1969)
  12. Cover of Paddington Takes the Air by Michael Bond, book 11 of the Paddington Bear series (1970)
  13. Cover of Paddington Takes to TV by Michael Bond, book 12 of the Paddington Bear series (1971)
  14. Cover of Day the Animals Went on Strike by Michael Bond, book 1 of the Michael Bond Picture series (1972)
  15. Cover of The Tales of Olga Da Polga by Michael Bond, book 1 of the Olga Da Polga series (1972)
  16. Cover of Olga Meets Her Match by Michael Bond, book 2 of the Olga Da Polga series (1973)
  17. Cover of Paddington Goes Shopping by Michael Bond, book 3 of the Paddington Bear Picture series (1973)
  18. Cover of Thursday Ahoy! by Michael Bond, book 4 of the Mouse Called Thursday series (1973)
  19. Cover of Paddington On Top by Michael Bond, book 15 of the Paddington Bear series (1974)
  20. Cover of Windmill by Michael Bond, book 2 of the Michael Bond Picture series (1975)
  21. Cover of Olga Counts Her Blessings by Michael Bond, book 3 of the Olga Da Polga series (1975)
  22. Cover of Paddington at the Seaside by Michael Bond, book 6 of the Paddington Bear Picture series (1975)
  23. Cover of Paddington at the Tower by Michael Bond, book 7 of the Paddington Bear Picture series (1975)
  24. Cover of The Adventures Of A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond, book 8 of the Paddington Bear Picture series (1976)
  1. 1
    A Bear Called PaddingtonPaddington Bear #11938 · 636 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1938636
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  2. 2
    More About PaddingtonPaddington Bear #21959 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1959144
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  3. 3
    Paddington Helps OutPaddington Bear #31960 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1960128
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  4. 4
    Paddington AbroadPaddington Bear #41961 · 125 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1961125
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  5. 5
    Paddington at LargePaddington Bear #51963 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1963144
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  6. 6
    Paddington Marches onPaddington Bear #61964 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1964160
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  7. 7
    Paddington BearPaddington Bear Picture #11965 · confirmed 3/4
    1965–
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  8. 8
    The Adventures of PaddingtonPaddington Bear #71965 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1965256
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  9. 9
    Here Comes Thursday!Mouse Called Thursday #11966 · 129 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1966129
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  10. 10
    Paddington at WorkPaddington Bear #81967 · 134 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1967134
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  11. 11
    Paddington Goes to TownPaddington Bear #91968 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1968144
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  12. 12
    Parsley's Good DeedParsley #11969 · confirmed 3/4
    1969–
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  13. 13
    Parsley's TailParsley #21969 · 30 pages · confirmed 3/4
    196930
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  14. 14
    Thursday Rides AgainMouse Called Thursday #21969 · 137 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1969137
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  15. 15
    Parsley's Last StandParsley #31970 · 16 pages · confirmed 3/4
    197016
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  16. 16
    Parsley's Problem PastParsley #41970 · 16 pages · confirmed 3/4
    197016
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  17. 17
    The Best of Paddington BearPaddington Bear #101970 · confirmed 3/4
    1970–
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  18. 18
    Paddington Takes the AirPaddington Bear #111970 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1970176
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  19. 19
    Parsley and the HerbsParsley #51971 · 56 pages · confirmed 3/4
    197156
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  20. 20
    Paddington Takes to TVPaddington Bear #121971 · 131 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1971131
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  21. 21
    Day the Animals Went on StrikeMichael Bond Picture #11972 · 28 pages · confirmed 3/4
    197228
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  22. 22
    The Tales of Olga Da PolgaOlga Da Polga #11972 · 126 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1972126
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  23. 23
    Paddington's GardenPaddington Bear Picture #21972 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    197232
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  24. 24
    Thursday In ParisMouse Called Thursday #31972 · 119 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1972119
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  25. 25
    Parsley the LionParsley #61972 · confirmed 3/4
    1972–
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  26. 26
    The Hilarious Adventures of PaddingtonPaddington Bear #131972 · confirmed 3/4
    1972–
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  27. 27
    Olga Meets Her MatchOlga Da Polga #21973 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1973160
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  28. 28
    Paddington Goes ShoppingPaddington Bear Picture #31973 · 29 pages · confirmed 3/4
    197329
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  29. 29
    Paddington at the CircusPaddington Bear Picture #41973 · confirmed 3/4
    1973–
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  30. 30
    Thursday Ahoy!Mouse Called Thursday #41973 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1973128
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Michael Bond series and characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Michael Bond books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Paddington Bear Picture in order

98 books
  1. 1. Paddington Bear
  2. 2. Paddington's Garden
  3. 3. Paddington Goes Shopping
  4. 4. Paddington at the Circus
  5. 5. Paddington's Lucky Day
  6. 6. Paddington at the Seaside
  7. 7. Paddington at the Tower
  8. 8. The Adventures Of A Bear Called Paddington
  9. 9. Paddington Posts a Letter
  10. 10. Paddington at the Station
  11. 11. Paddington Goes To The Sales
  12. 12. Paddington Takes A Bath
  13. and 86 more in the table above

Paddington Bear books in order

57 books by Michael Bond
  1. 1. A Bear Called Paddington
  2. 2. More About Paddington
  3. 3. Paddington Helps Out
  4. 4. Paddington Abroad
  5. 5. Paddington at Large
  6. 6. Paddington Marches on
  7. 7. The Adventures of Paddington
  8. 8. Paddington at Work
  9. 9. Paddington Goes to Town
  10. 10. The Best of Paddington Bear
  11. 11. Paddington Takes the Air
  12. 12. Paddington Takes to TV
  13. and 45 more in the table above

Olga Da Polga in order

19 books
  1. 1. The Tales of Olga Da Polga
  2. 2. Olga Meets Her Match
  3. 3. Olga Counts Her Blessings
  4. 4. Olga Makes a Friend
  5. 5. Olga Makes a Wish
  6. 6. Olga Makes Her Mark
  7. 7. Olga Takes a Bite
  8. 8. Olga's New Home
  9. 9. Olga's Second House
  10. 10. Olga's Special Day
  11. 11. Olga Carries On
  12. 12. Olga Takes Charge
  13. and 7 more in the table above

Monsieur Pamplemousse in order

18 books
  1. 1. Monsieur Pamplemousse
  2. 2. Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Secret Mission
  3. 3. Monsieur Pamplemousse on the Spot
  4. 4. Monsieur Pamplemousse Takes the Cure
  5. 5. Monsieur Pamplemousse Aloft
  6. 6. Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates
  7. 7. Monsieur Pamplemousse Rests His Case
  8. 8. Monsieur Pamplemousse Stands Firm
  9. 9. Monsieur Pamplemousse on Location
  10. 10. Monsieur Pamplemousse Takes the Train
  11. 11. Monsieur Pamplemousse Afloat
  12. 12. Monsieur Pamplemousse on Probation
  13. and 6 more in the table above

Michael Bond Picture in order

7 books
  1. 1. Day the Animals Went on Strike
  2. 2. Windmill
  3. 3. Mr. Cram's Magic Bubbles
  4. 4. Oliver the Greedy Elephant
  5. 5. The Adventures of Parsley the Lion
  6. 6. The Tale of the Castle Mice
  7. 7. The Ups and Downs of the Castle Mice

Parsley in order

6 books
  1. 1. Parsley's Good Deed
  2. 2. Parsley's Tail
  3. 3. Parsley's Last Stand
  4. 4. Parsley's Problem Past
  5. 5. Parsley and the Herbs
  6. 6. Parsley the Lion

Mouse Called Thursday in order

4 books
  1. 1. Here Comes Thursday!
  2. 2. Thursday Rides Again
  3. 3. Thursday In Paris
  4. 4. Thursday Ahoy!

Michael Bond Non-Fiction

4 books

4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

J.D. Polson in order

2 books
  1. 1. J.D. Polson and the Liberty Head Dime
  2. 2. J.D. Polson and the Dillogate Affair

Michael Bond Standalone Novels

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Michael Bond books in order?

You only need to read Michael Bond books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Michael Bond

Start with A Bear Called Paddington (1938), the first Paddington Bear book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Michael Bond book?

How to Be More Paddington (2020) is the newest Michael Bond book released so far.

Is there a new Michael Bond book coming?

No next Michael Bond book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Michael Bond at a glance

Died
Michael Bond died in 2017, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Michael Bond are still being published after Michael Bond's death in 2017; the newest appeared in 2020.
Release pace
Michael Bond books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
14,759 pages across the 151 of 217 books with a recorded length, a median of 48 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Michael Bond books, 55 of 217, were published in the 1980s.

When Michael Bond books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Michael Bond titles appeared. 1980s was the most productive decade with 55 titles.

1930s
1
1950s
1
1960s
12
1970s
49
1980s
55
1990s
40
2000s
26
2010s
32
2020s
1

217 books total across 9 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Michael Bond books are about

173 of the 217 Michael Bond books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 118 of 173. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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