Paddington is a gift to the world

It helps when you’re furry and cute (a bearded Bandanaman perhaps) but also a certain Peruvian bear… yes, Paddington is a gift to the world.

Padders, who oddly but charmingly has a clipped English accent despite being from Darkest Peru, has never been so popular.

Well, it helps when you have the patronage of one of the most famous women in the world, the late Queen Elizabeth.

The duffel-coated one (Padders that is, not the Queen) is also the Poster Bear of Unicef.

And as bearophiles we’re happy to flag up this Christmas how Padders is helping children around the world.

Now, of course, we’ve all been inundated with requests for donations from charities.

And they’re all deserving of our hard-earned cash.

A gift of Unicef

We, though were taken by Padders and the invitation to show an act of furiendship to Unicef.

And give kids everywhere the chance to learn something of the world.

And so for the price of just £8 a month, the price of a good Merlot or Malbec, your little ones (or big ones) you can get Postcards from Paddington.

Now because I’m a man and have left the Christmas shopping to the last minute I’ve missed signing up before the big day.

But can get on for January.

When Padders will keep you updated on how other kids live all around the world.

Your little darling will receive a welcome pack with a travel journal and world map to log Paddington’s travels.

Each personalised gift is also marmalade-packed with:

We all know, of course, that Paddington is a gift to the world.

Now it’s our turn to share him with kids all around the world.