‘Monsieur Pamplemousse and his faithful dog Pommes Frites are true and original comic inventions’ Guardian
About the Author, Michael Bond
Michael Bond was born in Newbury in 1926. In 1958, his first children’s book, A Bear Called Paddington was published; many more were to follow and the bear became a star. In 1983 he started writing adult fiction, with the first tale to feature Monsieur Pamplemousse and his faithful bloodhound, "Pommes Frites".
