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Celebrate thirty years of Percy the Park Keeper and his animal friends with this funny story in the classic series from award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth!Percy the park keeper has been busy in his workshop for days. As his animal friends try to guess what he is making, Percy suddenly emerges sitting on top of a very strange machine. The animals jump aboard for what turns out to be a very bumpy ride…Includes a surprise fold-out page!More than 9 million Percy the Park Keeper books sold, worldwide!

A hilarious story in the 9-million-copy best-selling classic series from highly regarded author Nick Butterworth!The Fox is playing hide-and-seek with Percy and the animals of the park. He’s got a great hiding place in Percy’s workshop but hasn’t noticed that there is a pot of strong glue dangerously close by and soon finds himself in an embarrassingly sticky situation! What can Percy do to help?Includes a surprise fold-out page!Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

As seen on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories. The hedgehog is feeling sad. He loves balloons but they always burst on his spines. Perhaps Percy the park keeper can find a way to help the hedgehog play with his very first balloon?Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

Second title about adorable new toddler character, from the renowned picture creator of Percy the Park KeeperTiger the kitten has lots of friends…usually.It isn’t hard for Tiger to find someone to play with…usually.But one day, when everything is covered in a chilly white blanket of snow, Tiger’s friends are too cold or too busy to go out and he has to play by himself.Until he finds something very unusual buried in the snow…

An edgy new picture book from the renowned creator of Percy the Park Keeper. Featuring an exciting new style of illustration and a thought-provoking plot, this stunning picture book is set to become a firm favourite.Two gangs of cats live in a scrap yard on the edge of the city. When they’re not eating or sleeping, they’re fighting, and that’s just how The Whisperer likes it. He’s a rat, and if he can keep the cats going after each other, they’ll leave him and his kind alone.But just maybe, things in the scrap yard are about to change for the better. Or as The Whisperer sees it…for the worse…

Percy the Park Keeper and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years. The much-loved classic picture book, including a suprise pull-out poster!Percy the park keeper always feeds the animals in the park where he lives. But one cold winter’s night, Percy discovers that his little friends need more than food and he must find a way to help them.* Includes a surprise pull-out poster!* With beautiful snowy pictures, this funny story about kindness and friendship is ideal reading in the run up to Christmas* Perfect for a Christmas stocking or as a gift to pair with more Percy stories like After the Storm and Once Upon a Journey* More than 10 million Percy the Park Keeper books sold, worldwide!* Parent & Educator Approved Quality – The story is aligned with EYFS guidelines to encourage imaginative play and social-emotional learning

Celebrate thirty years of Percy the Park Keeper and his animal friends with this funny story in the classic series from award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth!A storm is raging outside and Percy the park keeper is having a sleepless night. When he gets up the following morning, Percy finds that the old oak tree has been blown down. 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.Includes a fabulous, surprise fold-out poster!More than 9 million Percy the Park Keeper books sold, worldwide!

Celebrate thirty years of Percy the Park Keeper and his animal friends with this funny story in the classic series from award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth!Percy the park keeper is having a day off. It is a perfect day for doing nothing. But Percy’s peaceful picnic is disturbed when a little rabbit takes an unexpected tumble and needs help…Includes a surprise fold-out page!More than 9 million Percy the Park Keeper books sold, worldwide!

Celebrate thirty years of Percy the Park Keeper and his animal friends with this funny story in the classic series from award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth!Percy the park keeper is planning a treasure hunt. All his animal friends are to follow a trail of clues around the park and the first one to reach the end will find the treasure! The animals are so excited they can’t wait for the hunt to begin!Includes a surprise fold-out page!More than 9 million Percy the Park Keeper books sold, worldwide!

Celebrate thirty years of Percy the Park Keeper and his animal friends with this funny story in the classic series from award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth!It’s a beautiful spring morning and a perfect opportunity for Percy the park keeper to trim the overgrown maze. But mazes can be rather confusing and when Percy’s animal friends decide to have some fun, everyone is in for a surprise…Includes a fabulous fold-out maze poster!More than 9 million Percy the Park Keeper books sold, worldwide!

Nick Butterworth’s well known and much loved character Percy the Park Keeper stars in this beautifully told story for early readers. When Percy’s cap, scarf and gloves go missing, they end up being used by some mischevious mice to decorate a snowman! Yellow/ Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language.Text type – A story with a familiar setting.A storyboard on pages 14 and 15 provide children with an opportunity to retell the story in their own words.Curriculum links – Geography: our local area; citizenship: animals and us.This story is one of three books by Nick Butterworth in the Collins Big Cat reading programme.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Nick Butterworth’s well known and much loved character Percy the Park Keeper stars in this beautifully told story for early readers. Percy tries to persuade a reluctant Badger to take a bath. Badger doesn’t want to, so Percy takes a bath instead – only to find he has some unexpected comapany when Badger falls in the water with him! Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns withsequential events and integrated literary andnatural language.Text type – A story with a familiar setting.A storyboard on pages 14 and 15 provides children with the opportunity to retell the story in their own words.Curriculum links – Geography: our local area; Citizenship: animals and us.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Would you like to find out who inspired the famous children’s book character, Percy the Park Keeper? The author and illustrator who created him, Nick Butterworth, invites us into his home to show us how he works, from the first spark of an idea to the published book. Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters.Text type – A non-fiction recount.Pages 14-15 show three stages of Nick drafting an illustration of Percy, ideal for exploring ideas, preparation and editing/planning within children’s own work.Curriculum links – Art and design: Building shapes and patterns, an event in pictorial form.This fascinating non-fiction book can be read alongside.Nick’s other titles for Collins Big Cat, Percy and the Rabbit, and Percy and the Badger.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

A classic gift edition of best-loved Percy the Park Keeper stories.Percy the park keeper works hard looking after the park and his animal friends who live there. But Percy still likes to find time for some fun!Read about what happened when a badger was offered a bath. Laugh along as the animals help out while Percy is unwell – with unexpected results! Enjoy these stories, and more, in this classic treasury.Includes:Everyone’s Friend PercyThe Cross RabbitOne Warm FoxThe Owl’s LessonThe Lost AcornsThe Fox’s HiccupsOwl Takes ChargeThe Hedgehog’s BalloonThe Badger’s BathPercy’s Friend the OwlPercy’s Friend the MolePercy’s Friends the Squirrels

A hilarious story in the 9-million-copy best-selling classic series from highly regarded author Nick Butterworth!Percy the park keeper and his animal friends are playing hide-and-seek in the park. The fox has found a great hiding place in Percy’s workshop but when he falls into a pot of Very Strong Glue, he soon finds himself springing into an embarrassingly sticky situation! Is there anything his friends can do to help?Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

A hilarious story in the 9-million-copy best-selling classic series from highly regarded author Nick Butterworth!Percy the park keeper and his animal friends are playing hide-and-seek in the park. The fox has found a great hiding place in Percy’s workshop but when he falls into a pot of Very Strong Glue, he soon finds himself springing into an embarrassingly sticky situation! Is there anything his friends can do to help?Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

A hilarious story in the 9-million-copy best-selling classic series from highly regarded author Nick Butterworth!Percy the park keeper has been busy in his workshop for days. As his animal friends try to guess what he is making, Percy suddenly emerges sitting on top of a very strange machine. The animals jump aboard for what turns out to be a very bumpy ride...Includes a surprise fold-out page!Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the word for over thirty years! Here you can listen to six fantastic park adventures, performed by Jim Broadbent.Percy the park keeper works hard looking after the park and his animal friends who live there. But Percy still likes to find time for some fun and games. And of course in Percy’s Park there’s always time for a story…This fantastic collection brings together six entertaining adventures:The Secret Path (Text copyright © Nick Butterworth 1994)The Rescue Party (Text copyright © Nick Butterworth 1993)Percy’s Bumpy Ride (Text copyright © Nick Butterworth 1999)After the Storm (Text copyright © Nick Butterworth 1992)The Treasure Hunt (Text copyright © Nick Butterworth 1996)One Snowy Night (Text copyright © Nick Butterworth 1989)

Learn to the letters of the alphabet with Percy the park keeper and his animal friends in this fun first concept book from highly regarded, award-winning author/illustrator Nick Butterworth.Learning the letters of the alphabet is much easier when you do it with friends, and in this book children will find all their favourite characters from Percy’s Park! From A to Z, the pages are packed full with beautiful illustrations, also introducing toddlers to the natural world as they go along.Based on the bestselling picture books by Nick Butterworth, including After the Storm and One Snowy Night, this simple and fun first concept book is perfect for nature lovers and the very youngest of Percy’s fans!Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

Learn to count with Percy the park keeper and his animal friends in this fun first concept book from highly regarded, award-winning author/illustrator Nick Butterworth.Learning to count is much easier when you do it with friends, and in this book children will find all their favourite characters from Percy’s Park! From one to ten, the pages are packed full with beautiful illustrations, also introducing toddlers to the natural world as they go along.Based on the bestselling picture books by Nick Butterworth, including One Snowy Night, this simple and fun first concept book is perfect for nature lovers and the very youngest of Percy’s fans!Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

Learn to count with Percy the park keeper and his animal friends in this fun first concept book from highly regarded, award-winning author/illustrator Nick Butterworth.Learning to count is much easier when you do it with friends, and in this book children will find all their favourite characters from Percy’s Park! From one to ten, the pages are packed full with beautiful illustrations, also introducing toddlers to the natural world as they go along.Based on the bestselling picture books by Nick Butterworth, including One Snowy Night, this simple and fun first concept book is perfect for nature lovers and the very youngest of Percy’s fans!Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

An exciting picture book about much-loved Percy the Park Keeper and his animal friends from the bestselling creator of One Snowy Night.Percy’s friend, the hedgehog, has always longed to fly but, without wings, it’s an impossible dream. But then, one day, a stranger arrives in the park, needing his help. Will the hedgehog’s wish come true at last?A funny, heart-warming story about kindness, friendship and teamwork, introducing the phenomenally popular Percy the Park Keeper to a new generation of readers.Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

Explore nature with Percy the Park Keeper and his animal friends! A fun-packed autumn and winter activity book from the bestselling creator of One Snowy Night.Learn all about autumn and winter in this fun-filled nature activity book.Percy and his animal friends are here to guide you on an amazing discovery of plants, birds, animals, insects and more. Including wildlife facts and photos, nature-spotter guides and exciting creative projects – as well as more than four hundred stickers – this book is bursting with indoor and outdoor fun for all the family! Perfect for young nature lovers.Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

An exciting new picture book about much-loved Percy the Park Keeper and his animal friends from the bestselling creator of One Snowy Night.Percy’s friend, the hedgehog, has always longed to fly but, without wings, it’s an impossible dream. But then, one day, a stranger arrives in the park, needing his help. Will the hedgehog’s wish come true at last?A funny, heart-warming story about kindness, friendship and teamwork, introducing the phenomenally popular Percy the Park Keeper to a new generation of readers.Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

An exciting picture book about much-loved Percy the Park Keeper and his animal friends from the bestselling creator of One Snowy Night.Percy’s friend, the hedgehog, has always longed to fly but, without wings, it’s an impossible dream. But then, one day, a stranger arrives in the park, needing his help. Will the hedgehog’s wish come true at last?A funny, heart-warming story about kindness, friendship and teamwork, introducing the phenomenally popular Percy the Park Keeper to a new generation of readers.Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

Seven of the best-loved springtime stories to entertain your little one over Easter.Seven entertaining audio readings of best-loved children’s springtime stories for children of three years and over to enjoy over Easter!This audio download is a heritage-rich collection showcasing some of the best-loved characters in children’s literature. Compiled by HarperCollins Children’s Books, it features popular stories by John Bond, Nick Butterworth, Judith Kerr, David Walliams and Rob Biddulph.Full of heart-warming stories, this wonderful audio collection is perfect for families and friends to share over the Easter holidays!Playlist:Mini Rabbit – Not Lost by John Bond, read by Lizzie Waterworth SantoOne Springy Day by Nick Butterworth, read by Jim BroadbentIf I Were the Easter Bunny read by Cassandra HarwoodMog and the Baby by Judith Kerr, read by Andrew SachsThe Slightly Annoying Elephant written and read by David WalliamsTad by Benji Davies, read by Dawn O''PorterGrrr! by Rob Biddulph, read by Paul PantingCopyright:Mini Rabbit – Not Lost Text © John Bond 2018; One Springy Day text © Nick Butterworth 2019; If I Were the Easter Bunny text © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2009; Mog and the Baby text copyright © Kerr-Kneale Productions Ltd 1980; The Slightly Annoying Elephant text copyright © David Walliams 2013; Tad text © Benji Davies 2019; Grrr! by Rob Biddulph text copyright © Rob Biddulph 2015