Making Books

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.

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.