Paddington is a cute little bear who lives in the jungles of Peru with his Aunt and Uncle. Unfortunately an earthquake hits the area where Paddington lives and destroys his home. Paddington travels all the way to London to look for a new home. When he arrives at the station he finds himself alone and feeling quite lost but the Brown family find him and want to take him home. Mr Brown doesn’t agree but Mrs Brown and the children manage to persuade him.
Paddington gets up to all sorts of mischief in his new home but also finds himself in danger, as a wicked lady called Millicent wants him for her museum. She’s determined to find him and have Paddington in her collection of stuffed animals.
Paddington is often in danger and is hurt several times such as :
There are also several other scenes, which could scare younger kids such as:
The messages of the story are that it’s ok to be different and it’s good to be kind to strangers.
Content is age appropriate for children this age
Some content may not be appropriate for children this age. Parental guidance recommended
Content is not age appropriate for children this age
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