• Paddington was voted the UK’s best animated character of all time at the British Animation Awards 2012!
• Paddington will star in his very own film, coming 2014, starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth
• Paddington is a classic bear, instantly recognisable to parents and loved by adults and children alike, all over the world. An international success, published in over 30 languages.
• Paddington is the ambassador of Action Medical Research and in 2012, the Charity will be celebrating their 60th Anniversary with a national awareness campaign
• All books featured on the official Paddington website www.paddingtonbear.com
• New ranges of merchandise continually launching, including a new pre-school plush range called ‘My First Paddington’ from Rainbow and new baby and toddler feeding solutions.
• Paddington’s profile was raised to new heights in 2008, throughout the world, surrounding his 50th birthday, and brand-new novel Here and Now.
• More than 400,000 units / £1m worth of Paddington books were sold during the anniversary year.
