According to psychologist and self-described “manners guru” Alex J. It turns out we could all use a reminder from Paddington: A 2016 survey by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reveals that 74 percent of Americans think that manners have declined over the past three decades. Paddington maintains this decorum in all his encounters, whether he’s negotiating prices at the market in Portobello Road or conversing with Beefeaters at the Tower of London. But Bond’s bear is not only immensely likeable, Paddington is also unfailingly decorous. Many children’s books tickle the cuteness radar with their tales of animals. They have also been made into both an animated BBC series that enjoyed a decade-long run and a 2014 silver-screen feature -a second film is scheduled for release in January 2018. Since the publication of A Bear Called Paddington in 1985, more than 35 million copies of Bond’s books in the 150-book series have made their way into the hands of readers. Late last month, Michael Bond, author of the beloved Paddington Bear children’s book series about the misadventures of a bear from Peru that migrates to London, passed away at the age of 91.
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