Author

Nick Butterworth

British author-illustrator whose Percy the Park Keeper series has sold over nine million copies and won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize

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Percy the Park Keeper seriesKnown for

Nick Butterworth is the author of many internationally acclaimed children’s books including ‘Jingle Bells’, ‘QPootle5’, ‘Tiger’ and ‘The Whisperer’ which won the Gold Award at the Nestle Book Awards. He is best known for his stories about Percy the Park Keeper. Nick has also presented children’s stories on television, created a cartoon strip for The Sunday Express Magazine and worked for major graphic design consultancies. He has two grown-up children, and lives with his wife in Suffolk.

Born1946 · Kingsbury, United Kingdom

Notable works One Snowy NightThe WhispererAfter the Storm

HonoursNestlé Smarties Book Prize (The Whisperer, 2005)