Nick Butterworth
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Nick Butterworth is a British children's author and illustrator who has sold more than 12 million books.
in Gidea Park
, he left home to work as an apprentice as a typographical designer with the National Children's Home
before working at Crosby Fletcher Forbes (the forerunner of design agency Pentagram) and then leaving to become a freelance graphic designer in partnership with fellow long-standing friend and children's writer and illustrator, Mick Inkpen
. Their published collaborations include 'Just Like Jasper', 'Jasper's Beanstalk', 'The Sports Day', 'The Nativity Play' and 'Wonderful Earth'.
His creations include several books about Percy the Park Keeper
, the first of which was entitled One Snowy Night. Percy also appeared in his own animated television series.
He has written and illustrated other children's books including Thud!, The Whisperer - Winner of the Nestle Prize 2005, and two books about Q Pootle 5, a space-dweller whose friends include Oopsy and Planet Dave, and Tiger.
Nick is a founding partner of Snapper Productions which is producing the animated series of his best-selling books Q Pootle 5. Nick is executive producer.
Biography
After his education at the Royal Liberty SchoolRoyal Liberty School
The Royal Liberty School, once a traditional English grammar school, now a state comprehensive boys senior school in Gidea Park in the London Borough of Havering in east London, United Kingdom.-Admissions:...
in Gidea Park
Gidea Park
Gidea Park is a place in the London Borough of Havering, east London, England. Gidea Park is a part of Romford post town.-History:Gidea Park is the location of the "Romford Garden Suburb" constructed in 1910 to 1911 on the Gidea Hall and Balgores Estates as an exhibition of town planning...
, he left home to work as an apprentice as a typographical designer with the National Children's Home
NCH
Action for Children is a national children’s charity in the United Kingdom that supports and speaks out for the most vulnerable and neglected children, young people, families and their communities....
before working at Crosby Fletcher Forbes (the forerunner of design agency Pentagram) and then leaving to become a freelance graphic designer in partnership with fellow long-standing friend and children's writer and illustrator, Mick Inkpen
Mick Inkpen
Mick Inkpen is an author and illustrator of children's books best known for his creations Kipper the Dog and Wibbly Pig.- Background :Inkpen was born in Romford, Essex, England in 1952, and educated at Royal Liberty School in Gidea Park...
. Their published collaborations include 'Just Like Jasper', 'Jasper's Beanstalk', 'The Sports Day', 'The Nativity Play' and 'Wonderful Earth'.
His creations include several books about Percy the Park Keeper
Percy the Park Keeper
Percy the Park Keeper is an animated children's series by Nick Butterworth. It stars Percy, & many other park animals,such as the Badger, The Owl,the Fox,the Mice etc....
, the first of which was entitled One Snowy Night. Percy also appeared in his own animated television series.
He has written and illustrated other children's books including Thud!, The Whisperer - Winner of the Nestle Prize 2005, and two books about Q Pootle 5, a space-dweller whose friends include Oopsy and Planet Dave, and Tiger.
Nick is a founding partner of Snapper Productions which is producing the animated series of his best-selling books Q Pootle 5. Nick is executive producer.