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Nick Butterworth
Suffolk, England
Best-selling author and illustrator of childrens' books
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Biography/Resume:
Best selling childrens' Nick Butterworth before turning to writing and illustrating children's books worked as a graphic designer and later as a presenter on the UK TV-AM children's programme Rub-a dub-tub. Today, he has more than sixty books to his credit. His stories about Percy the Park Keeper have delighted children all over the world and book sales are nearly three million. Percy's popularity now seems set to extend even further with the production of a high quality series of animated films for television.
Subjects:
Writing and illustrating books for children. Generally enlarging on the theme of where ideas come from. Inside information on inspiration, personal anecdotes, together with poems and extracted readings. Talks usually illustrated with live drawing and/or slides.
Popular Presentation Titles:

  • 'From Melvyn da Vinci to Percy the Park Keeper'

  • 'Suzie's spells are Rubbish'

  • 'You're not going to do your magic, are you Dad?'

  • 'Who says rabbits can't talk?'

Speaking Experience:
Nick Butterworth has wide experience speaking to adult and childrens audiences. He regularly speaks at Literary Festivals, including Cheltenham, Edinburgh, London, Hay on Wye and onboard the cruise liner Queen Elizabeth 2.