The Rabbits

by Nick Butterworth

Percy's Friends The Rabbits [Paperback] Nick Butterworth

Paperback

First published September 10, 2003

About the author

Nick Butterworth was born in London and grew up in a sweet shop in Essex. He worked for various major graphic design companies before becoming a full-time author and illustrator. Among his picture books are Thud!, QPootle5, Jingle Bells, Albert le Blanc, Tiger and The Whisperer, winner of the Nestlé Gold Award. But he is best known for his stories about Percy the Park Keeper, which have sold more than 9 million copies worldwide. Percy has also appeared in his own television series.

Reviews

[Adrian]

Rabbits will play games all day long. They seem to have so much energy! If you were going to organise a picnic with games, the rabbits would be the first in line to join in. (Actually, you might find the fox first in line. You know, because of the picnic part.)

Some of the rabbits are not... how can I put it... great thinkers. But they are great company and I know at least one little rabbit who is as bright as a button.

We've been on the lookout for these Percy The Park Keeper books as they appeared to be utterly charming. Well, last weekend we hit the motherload, finding 8 of them in a local charity shop.

Part informative, part whimsical, with a poem thrown in for good measure, it also includes a beautiful two page illustration.

This should be a staple for all my friends with young children. 4 stars.