The Cross Rabbit

Percy the Park Keeper

by Nick Butterworth

In this wintry story, an old rabbit is cross when a group of mice disturb him with their games. Percy persuades the mice to play elsewhere, but the peace does not last for long. Will the poor old rabbit ever get any sleep? Nick Butterworth is one of the most successful author/illustrators today. His humour and his beautiful illustrations have made him a household name, particularly for his well-loved Percy the Park Keeper series.

Genres: Childrens, Animals, Picture Books

24 pages, Hardcover

First published September 18, 1995

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

[Happy · Rating 5 out of 5]

**Warning: this text may contain spoilers** When I saw the cover, I immediately remembered my sister who is enjoying her very first White Christmas. I bet, she is also doing great and having fun in the cold, snowy weather.

This is about Percy helping out a rabbit who complained about a bunch of hypeactive rats. And while reading this, I got pissed with my nephew but then realized that like Percy, we should not get upset about trivial things. Percy lost a few of his things only to find out that the rats were taking it away to build a Snowman.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh dear. I am conflicted. One could argue that Percy is demonstrating kindness, and sharing. And I guess it's ok to let the mice have the orange, even the spoon. But Respect, including respect for other people's property, is an important lesson, and the mice should not be allowed to keep the cup from the thermos, or especially Percy's gloves!

[Rahmadiyanti · Rating 3 out of 5]

Musim dingin. Tikus-tikus hiperaktif. Kelinci tua yang terganggu oleh para tikus. Percy, penjaga taman yang baik hati. Apa yang bisa dilakukan Percy, baik untuk si Kelinci maupun para tikus?

Cerita yang sederhana dan lumayan kocak. Saya baru tahu, buku ini sudah terjual lebih dari 2 juta eksemplar.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Percy his tryi ng to help his friend rabbitt deal with some worrisome mice. Can they find a solution. preschool and up

[Simona · Rating 5 out of 5]

So wholesome!

[Emkoshka · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is my favourite of the six Percy the Park Keeper books I read today. And it's all to do with cheeky mice. Not content with tobogganing on leaves, they commandeer a snowman and turn it into a giant toboggan shute, repurposing a mug, bread and plastic lid for toboggans. So cute!

[Sarah A · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book featuring Percy the park Keeper. This time he meets a cross old rabbit who is complaining about the noise the mice are playing. A nice winter story, moral lesson and diplomacy!