Paddington is back again with a magic show which doesn't please everyone in the audience! Somehow when this bear is around things never go quite according to plan...Paddington decides to throw a birthday party for his best friend, Mr Gruber, but he doesn't bank on it being gate-crashed by the meddlesome Mr Curry. Paddington gets his own back, however, when he puts on a magic show for entertainment, and Mr Curry gets a soaking he wasn't quite bargaining for.

Originally published: London: Collins, 2000.