Paddington Bear: A Lift the Flap Rebus Book

Michael Bond. Festival Books, $11.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-694-00838-4

How the beloved bruin Paddington is found at a railway station and becomes a member of the Brown family is the subject of Paddington Bear: A Lift-the-Flap Rebus Book by Michael Bond, illus. by Nick Ward. Pop-ups and pull-tabs join lift-the-flap rebus pictures for lots of visual oomph (HarperFestival, $11.95 16p, ages 4-8 ISBN 0-694-00838-9, Dec.).

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