▁picture ▁book ▁is ▁the ▁finale ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁P adding ton ▁series . It ▁was ▁finished ▁before ▁Michael ▁Bond ' s ▁death . ▁The ▁final ▁book ▁in ▁the ▁" P adding ton " ▁series ▁to ▁be ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁cre ator ▁himself ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁that ▁Michael ▁Bond ▁died ▁and ▁the ▁ 6 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁" A ▁Bear ▁Cal led ▁P adding ton ". ▁ ▁Special ▁publications ▁▁ ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁a ▁Bear ▁Cal led ▁P adding ton ; ▁A ▁play ▁for ▁children ▁( 1 9 7 4 ) ▁Ada pt ed ▁by ▁Alfred ▁Brad ley ▁from ▁the ▁stories ▁by ▁Michael ▁Bond . ▁Music ▁by ▁Bert ▁Ch app ell . ▁L yr ics ▁by ▁Bert ▁Ch app ell , ▁Br enda ▁Johnson , ▁and ▁Alfred ▁Brad ley . ▁Pub lished ▁and ▁lic ensed ▁by ▁Samuel ▁French ▁Ltd . ▁London . ▁A ▁full - length ▁small - cast ▁musical ▁play ▁in ▁two ▁acts . ▁The ▁play ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁in ▁the ▁Not ting ham ▁Play house ▁and ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ▁Theatre ▁in ▁London ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁P adding ton ▁on ▁Stage ▁– ▁plays ▁for ▁children ▁( 1 9 7 4 ) ▁Ada pt ed ▁by ▁Michael ▁Bond ▁and ▁Alfred ▁Brad ley . ▁A ▁book ▁of ▁seven ▁short ▁play ▁scripts ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁P adding ton ▁stories ▁and ▁intended ▁for ▁children ▁to ▁perform . ▁The ▁scripts ▁were