Paddington Bear Books in Order
Michael Bond has written 155 Paddington Bear books, published between 1938 and 2020: 57 in the Paddington Bear series and 98 related titles. The first book is A Bear Called Paddington (1938) and the newest main-line book is How to Be More Paddington (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 155
- Published
- 1938–2020
- Confirmed
- 155 of 155 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,798 in 99 of 155 books
- Reading time
- 130–195 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,798 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 99 of 155 titles with a page count on record.
Paddington Bear is the bear at the centre of Michael Bond's children's books. A Bear Called Paddington opens the sequence, followed by More About Paddington (1959), Paddington Helps Out (1960), Paddington Abroad (1961) and Paddington at Large (1963). The catalogue holds 155 Paddington titles, chapter books and picture books together, through to How to Be More Paddington (2020). Bears, teddy bears, humorous stories and English children's stories carry the subject tags. Most volumes run about 32 pages.
How many Paddington Bear books are there?
Paddington Bear has 155 books, released between 1938 and 2020. 57 of them belong to the Paddington Bear series, and 98 related titles sit outside it: picture books.
Paddington Bear Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 155 Paddington Bear 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 September 2026.
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- 219591443/4
- 319601283/4
- 419611253/4
- 519631443/4
- 619641603/4
- 71965–3/4
- 819652563/4
- 919671343/4
- 1019681443/4
- 111970–3/4
- 1219701763/4
- 1319711313/4
- 141972323/4
- 151972–3/4
- 161973293/4
- 171973–3/4
- 181973323/4
- 1919731243/4
- 2019741443/4
- 211974–3/4
- 221975323/4
- 231975323/4
- 241976493/4
- 251976103/4
- 261976–3/4
- 271976483/4
- 281976483/4
- 291976483/4
- 301976–3/4
- 311977323/4
- 321977483/4
- 331977483/4
- 341977483/4
- 351977–3/4
- 361978–3/4
- 371978603/4
- 3819781903/4
- 3919791363/4
- 401980483/4
- 411980483/4
- 421980483/4
- 431980103/4
- 441980103/4
- 451980–3/4
- 461981–3/4
- 471981–3/4
- 481981–3/4
- 491981–3/4
- 501981123/4
- 511982–3/4
- 521982–3/4
- 531982–3/4
- 5419831593/4
- 551983–3/4
- 5619841923/4
- 571984243/4
- 581985283/4
- 591985283/4
- 601986103/4
- 611986243/4
- 621986283/4
- 631986103/4
- 641986243/4
- 651986243/4
- 661986243/4
- 671986123/4
- 681986123/4
- 691986123/4
- 701986243/4
- 711987323/4
- 721987–3/4
- 731987–3/4
- 741987203/4
- 751987243/4
- 7619891443/4
- 771989–3/4
- 7819893733/4
- 791989323/4
- 801990323/4
- 811990323/4
- 821990363/4
- 831991483/4
- 841991323/4
- 851991–3/4
- 861992–3/4
- 871992643/4
- 881992243/4
- 891992643/4
- 901992–3/4
- 911992643/4
- 921993323/4
- 931994323/4
- 941994–3/4
- 951994–3/4
- 961994–3/4
- 971994–3/4
- 981995103/4
- 991995103/4
- 1001996–3/4
- 1011997323/4
- 1021998323/4
- 1031998243/4
- 1041998–3/4
- 1051998–3/4
- 1061998–3/4
- 1071998203/4
- 1081999–3/4
- 1091999243/4
- 1101999123/4
- 1111999123/4
- 1121999–3/4
- 1132000–3/4
- 1142000323/4
- 1152000243/4
- 1162000243/4
- 1172001–3/4
- 1182001–3/4
- 1192001323/4
- 1202003–3/4
- 12120071923/4
- 1222008–3/4
- 123200813/4
- 1242008–3/4
- 1252008–3/4
- 1262009–3/4
- 1272009–3/4
- 1282009–3/4
- 1292009–3/4
- 1302009–3/4
- 1312010–3/4
- 1322011323/4
- 1332011–3/4
- 1342011–3/4
- 1352012–3/4
- 13620121443/4
- 1372012–3/4
- 13820144693/4
- 1392014–3/4
- 1402014–3/4
- 1412015–3/4
- 1422016323/4
- 1432016323/4
- 1442016323/4
- 1452017–3/4
- 1462017963/4
- 14720171923/4
- 1482017323/4
- 1492017323/4
- 1502017323/4
- 15120181603/4
- 1522018–3/4
- 15320186083/4
- 1542019323/4
- 15520201283/4
Do you have to read Paddington Bear books in order?
You should read the Paddington Bear series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 98 related titles (picture books) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Paddington Bear book also stands alone.
Where to start with Paddington Bear
Start with A Bear Called Paddington (1938), the earliest published book in the Paddington Bear series.
What is the newest Paddington Bear book?
How to Be More Paddington (2020) is the newest book in the Paddington Bear series.
Is there a new Paddington Bear book coming?
No next Paddington Bear book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Paddington Bear at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Paddington Bear title on record is How to Be More Paddington (2020), 6 years ago.
- Release pace
- Paddington Bear books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,798 pages across the 99 of 155 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Paddington Bear books, 40 of 155, were published in the 1980s.
What the Paddington Bear books are about
122 of the 155 Paddington Bear 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 93 of 122. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 93 of 122 books
- Bears 86 of 122 books
- Pictorial works 22 of 122 books
- Bears in fiction 12 of 122 books
- Juvenile literature 10 of 122 books
- Picture books 10 of 122 books
- Teddy bears 7 of 122 books
- Humor 6 of 122 books
- Color 4 of 122 books
More books by Michael Bond
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Michael Bond books in order 217 books
Series that include Paddington Bear books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.