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Kipper the Dog
Butterfly
When Kipper the dog discovers that a little blue butterfly is attracted to the color purple, he finally finds a way to catch it, in a new story book based on an episode of Kipper's television show. Original.
24 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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About the author
Mick Inkpen
381 books62 followersMick Inkpen is one of the most popular author/illustrators in the world. His books have sold over 4 million copies, and have been translated into over twenty different languages. His best-loved characters are probably Kipper and Wibbly Pig – who are both stars of their very own TV series!
He began his career as a graphic designer, and worked with another children’s author Nick Butterworth (of Percy the Park Keeper fame) on a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express. In 1989 The Blue Balloon was published to great acclaim, and established him as an important and original voice in children’s picture books. He and his wife, Debbie, also had children of their own by this point: “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
Mick lives in Essex with his wife and two children.
He began his career as a graphic designer, declining a place to study English at Cambridge University. During this period he worked with Nick Butterworth, a fellow children’s author, from whom he learned design and typography. Together they developed a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express magazine, later to become a first series of children’s picture books. They also worked in children’s television.
In 1989 The Blue Balloon established him as a truly original voice in children’s picture books, by which time Mick and his wife Debbie had two children of their own. “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
He began his career as a graphic designer, and worked with another children’s author Nick Butterworth (of Percy the Park Keeper fame) on a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express. In 1989 The Blue Balloon was published to great acclaim, and established him as an important and original voice in children’s picture books. He and his wife, Debbie, also had children of their own by this point: “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
Mick lives in Essex with his wife and two children.
He began his career as a graphic designer, declining a place to study English at Cambridge University. During this period he worked with Nick Butterworth, a fellow children’s author, from whom he learned design and typography. Together they developed a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express magazine, later to become a first series of children’s picture books. They also worked in children’s television.
In 1989 The Blue Balloon established him as a truly original voice in children’s picture books, by which time Mick and his wife Debbie had two children of their own. “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
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May 31, 2018
Tessu on tuttu ja turvallinen kaveri taaperoiden kuvakirjojen parista. Tässä tarinassa Tessu haluaa metsästää perhosen ja huomaa, että kyseinen perhonen on kovin viehättynyt violetista väristä. Vegaani-perheenä kavahdimme kovin perhosen pyydystämistä paljain tassuin, mutta syreenit ja kaikki muu kirjassa oli kuvitettu niin kauniisti, jotta ei tämä kirja ihan läpimätä ole...
February 17, 2014
Leonie's still a little too young to want me to read this book to her, but she's happy to look at the pictures (ad infinitum!). Funny how she loses interest just because she doesn't really understand what Kipper's up to by making piggy a purple hat - and good for him for letting that butterfly go!
August 14, 2015
Kipper the dog is trying to catch a butterfly he finds that it is attracted to the color purple, he finally finds a way to catch it, but in the end he ends up letting it go. This book is cute, colorful, Kipper is adorable. This book is a cute little read I enjoyed I loved it. I love Kipper the dog. :)
November 17, 2011
Once again, I change a few things in the text when I read it out loud, and I don't get why Kipper insists on capturing the butterfly (he lets it go in the end), but this is a fun little colourful read.
June 23, 2014
This is a beginning book with loveable puppy Kipper. It does have a storyline to it and not just a word or two on each page. Simple but loving storyline that is easy but enjoyable for the reader and toddler-child to follow.
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