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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…

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

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!

Percy the Park Keeper helps his animal friends in this new board book edition of the popular story from highly regarded, bestselling author and illustrator Nick Butterworth.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.More than nine million Percy the Park Keeper books sold worldwide!Introducing Percy to a whole new generation of readers in this board book edition, perfect for tiny hands!

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of this uplifting story about a bear without a smile, from the bestselling creator of Percy the Park Keeper.This is the story of Albert Le Blanc. (He’s from France, so that ‘Al-bear Le Blonk.)When Albert Le Blanc arrives in Mr Jolly’s toy shop, the other toys think he is the saddest-looking bear they have ever seen. But then, Jack-in-a-box has an idea that might just put a smile on their new friend’s face . . .A delightfully funny story about the importance of friendship – and laughter – from the creator of the internationally popular stories about Percy the Park Keeper.

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!

A funny Percy the Park Keeper story from highly regarded, award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth, creator of One Snowy Night. The badger has been doing what badgers do best. Digging. He’s had a lovely day and, as usual when he’s had a lovely day, he is filthy dirty.Percy the park keeper loves to help his animal friends, so when he sees how dirty the badger is, he prepares a special bath with warm soapy water. But just as it’s ready, the badger is nowhere to be seen…Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

A funny Percy the Park Keeper story from highly regarded, award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth, creator of One Snowy Night.Percy the park keeper is always ready to lend his friends a helping hand. When he finds a young bird who can’t fly, he asks the owl to give it some lessons. The owl is an expert at flying – or so she thinks …Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

A funny Percy the Park Keeper story from highly regarded, award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth, creator of One Snowy Night.Percy the park keeper tries to help when a cross rabbit complains that the mice are being too noisy, playing the snow. But the peace doesn’t last long. Will the poor rabbit ever get any sleep?Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

A funny Percy the Park Keeper story from highly regarded, award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth, creator of One Snowy Night.Percy the park keeper is looking forward to a good rest after a busy day, when peace is interrupted by a loud crash. The fox has come to ask for Percy’s help and soon finds a most unusual cure for his hiccups…A funny Percy the Park Keeper story from award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth.Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

A celebration of an amazing mum – and mums everywhere!The mum in this book is truly fantastic. She's a brilliant artist, she can balance on a tightrope, she can swim like a fish, do amazing stunts on a bike and she can tame wild animals ... in fact, there's very little this astounding mum can't do. The book ends: "It's great to have a mum like mine. It's fantastic!" And no one can argue with that!

A joyous, charmingly illustrated celebration of fathers everywhere.This dad is, quite simply, brilliant! He's as strong as a gorilla, fantastic on roller skates, and can sing like a pop star! And not only all that, but he's a dab hand at cooking too! Find out what else he can do in this colourful book that positively bursts over with appreciation for pas ... everyone's dad is brilliant at something!

A joyous, charmingly illustrated celebration of fathers everywhere.This dad is, quite simply, brilliant! He's as strong as a gorilla, fantastic on roller skates, and can sing like a pop star! And not only all that, but he's a dab hand at cooking too! Find out what else he can do in this colourful book that positively bursts over with appreciation for pas ... everyone's dad is brilliant at something!

An exuberant celebration of a wonderful grandma – and grandmas everywhere!The grandma in this book is truly wonderful. She always buys the biggest ice-creams, she knows all about nature, she's brilliant at untying knots, she makes the most fantastic clothes, and she's always on your side when things go wrong... The book ends: "It's great to have a grandma like mine. She's wonderful!" And no one can argue with that!