Paddington, at 50, Gets a Very 2008 Makeover

Immigration becomes bear necessity in forthcoming update
By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 2, 2008 4:08 PM CDT
Paddington, at 50, Gets a Very 2008 Makeover
Paddington Bear arrives at Paddington Station 'on his way' to the children's literature event at Buckingham Palace on June 23, 2006 in London, England.   (Getty Images)

Paddington Bear is celebrating his 50th birthday with a comeback, the Daily Telegraph reports, as the first new book in 30 years arrives soon. Though the marmalade-loving furball will be charming as ever, Paddington Here and Now might raise controversy: It’s about immigration.

Author Michael Bond, who first dreamed up the bear from Darkest Peru, insists the topic is a natural fit. “There is this side of Paddington the Browns don't really understand at all," he says of the bear's adoptive family, "What it's like to be a refugee, not to be in your own country." (More children's books stories.)

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