Percy the park keeper is planning a treasure hunt. It is a disaster for his animal friends who live there, but Percy is soon devising a plan to help his little friends find new homes in the best tree house they have ever seen! When he gets up the following morning, Percy finds that the old oak tree has been blown down. Taking children right through the four seasons, from sunny spring days to wild autumn storms, they are a delightful way to introduce the landscapes and wildlife of the British countryside.Ī storm is raging outside and Percy the Park Keeper is having a sleepless night. Six gentle, enticing outdoor stories from a bestselling picture book series, written and illustrated with loving care by the award-winning Nick Butterworth. From the publisherĮxplore the seasons and the countryside with favourite character Percy, as he cares for his beloved park and all the animals in it. He lives in Essex with his wife and has two grown-up children. Butterworth used to be a presenter on Rub-a-Dub-Dub in the 1980s, a children’s segment on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. During the 1960s, he was a freelance graphic designer. Percy the Park Keeper was turned into a TV series in 1996, starring Jim Broadbent, and his Q Pootle 5 books were turned into a CBeebies show in 2013.īutterworth was born in Kingsbury, London, in 1946 and grew up in a Romford sweet shop. He won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 2005 for The Whisperer.

He’s also published many other picture books, including Bible Stories & Tales and My Mum is Fantastic. Nick Butterworth is an author and illustrator, best known for the Percy the Park Keeper books. Each contains a fabulous fold-out poster picture or puzzle at the end, which increases the activity of the book - perfect for keeping the attention of busy little minds! Over nine million copies of these books have been sold worldwide, so you know you’re in good hands. This set includes six fully illustrated paperback books, authored by the iconic Nick Butterworth. A great choice for budding young readers who love pawsome and purrfect animals! Through these touching and heartfelt takes, he helps his animal friends through scrapes and close calls but always wins out in the end. In these adventures, Percy comes up against storms, snow, and a secret path.

He loves his park and cares deeply about all the animals that live there. The plot follows the world’s most famous park keeper Percy. These kids’ fiction books are perfect for anyone aged 0-5, and their parents will love sharing the books with them too! Empathetically written and gorgeously illustrated by Nick Butterworth, the books ably communicate the beauty of the British countryside while telling wonderful stories about friendship. Percy the Park Keeper has been a beloved series of picture books for many generations.

Nice or Nasty by Nick Butterworth