Percy's Bumpy Ride
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
When Percy the park keeper decides to cut down on the time it takes to mow the park lawns, he and his animal friends find themselves flying through the day.
Percy the Park KeeperSeries
This cherished series follows Percy, a kind-hearted park keeper, and his diverse animal friends as they navigate everyday challenges and gentle adventures together. Each story beautifully illustrates themes of friendship, cooperation, and mutual support within their park community. The warm, detailed illustrations invite young readers into a comforting world. It's a perfect read-aloud for little ones, fostering lessons in empathy and belonging.
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Percy the park keeper loves to spend time with his animal friends, even though his work in the park keeps him very busy. The animals often need Percy's help, and sometimes he has to solve their problems, like the time when the hedgehog's balloons kept bursting ... Bibliographical note: There also seems to be an edition of this book, details as above, but with the ISBNs 000763773X and 9780007637737 and these seem to correspond with a book by Anne C Abrams entitled 'Clinical Drug Therapy'.
The Badger's Bath
- 24 pages
- 1 hour of reading
Cross Rabbit
- 12 pages
- 1 hour of reading
An old rabbit's sleep is disturbed by a group of playing mice and the rabbit is rather cross. Percy persuades the mice to play elsewhere, but it is not long before they awaken the rabbit again. Will poor old rabbit ever be allowed to sleep?
The Rescue Party (a Percy the Park Keeper Story)
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Celebrate thirty years of the 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!
The Cross Rabbit
- 24 pages
- 1 hour of reading
An old rabbit's sleep is disturbed by a group of playing mice and the rabbit is rather cross. Percy persuades the mice to play elsewhere, but it is not long before they awaken the rabbit again. Will poor old rabbit ever be allowed to sleep?
Percy the Park Keeper helps his animal friends in this popular story from highly-regarded, best-selling author-illustrator and creator of Q Pootle 5, Nick Butterworth. Includes a fabulous fold-out poster!
A classic gift edition of best-loved Percy the Park Keeper stories.
Percy the park keeper creates a strange new vehicle and takes his animal friends for a very bumpy ride
The Treasure Hunt
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
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!
One Snowy Night
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
On a snowy night when a park keeper takes the animals into his hut for warmth, things get too crowded for comfort.
After the Storm
- 28 pages
- 1 hour of reading
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 in the best tree house they have ever seen. This title includes a wonderful fold-out poster.
When Percy the park keeper trims the hedges of the maze garden, he marks the path with string so that he can find his way out, but he fails to anticipate the squirrel's "helpfulness." Suggested level: junior
