▁of ▁London ▁children ▁being ▁ev acu ated ▁to ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁ ▁The ▁bear ▁inspired ▁Bond ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁story ; ▁and , ▁in ▁ten ▁days , ▁he ▁had ▁written ▁the ▁first ▁book . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁his ▁agent , ▁Har vey ▁Un na . ▁A ▁Bear ▁Cal led ▁P adding ton ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁by ▁William ▁Collins ▁& ▁S ons . ▁ ▁St uff ed ▁to y ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁P adding ton ▁Bear ▁stuff ed ▁to y ▁to ▁be ▁manufact ured ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁by ▁Gab ri elle ▁Design s , ▁a ▁small ▁business ▁run ▁by ▁Sh ir ley ▁and ▁Edd ie ▁Clark son , ▁with ▁the ▁prototype ▁made ▁as ▁a ▁Christmas ▁present ▁for ▁their ▁children ▁Jo anna ▁and ▁Jer emy ▁Clark son ▁( who ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁well - known ▁British ▁TV ▁present er ▁and ▁writer ). ▁ ▁Sh ir ley ▁Clark son ▁dressed ▁the ▁stuff ed ▁bear ▁in ▁Well ington ▁bo ots ▁to ▁help ▁it ▁stand ▁u pr ight . ▁( P adding ton ▁received ▁Well ing tons ▁for ▁Christmas ▁in ▁P adding ton ▁March es ▁On , ▁ 1 9 6 4 .) ▁The ▁earliest ▁be ars ▁wore ▁small ▁children ' s ▁bo ots ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁Dun lop ▁Rub ber ▁until ▁production ▁could ▁not ▁meet ▁demand . ▁Gab ri elle ▁Design s ▁then ▁produced ▁their ▁bo ots ▁with ▁p aw ▁prints ▁m ould ed ▁into ▁the ▁sol