In the UK, the English writer Michael Bond died. On this on Wednesday, June 28, reports The Guardian with reference to the publishing house Harper Collins. "With great sorrow, we announce that Michael Bond, the creator of one of Britain's favorite children's characters, Paddington, died in his house at the age of 91 after a short illness," the publishing house said.. The writer's daughter Karen Jenkel stressed that the whole world is fortunate to have her father, whose legacy will live forever thanks to his creativity. "It's a miracle that he continued to write until the end," she said..

Michael Bond is the author of a series of books about the bear Paddington, the first of which was published in 1958. The writer also made a screenwriter of two serials about the character and the feature film "The Adventures of Paddington" in 2014. In the bibliography of the writer also book cycles about the detective Monsieur Pamplemousse and the guinea pig named Olga da Polga. In 1997, Bond was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his contribution to children's literature.

Original article: The creator of the Paddington bear.