The Secret Path (A Percy the Park Keeper Story)

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Percy the Park Keeper is in for a surprise in this funny story from highly-regarded, bestselling author-illustrator Nick Butterworth. Includes a fabulous fold-out maze.It’s a beaut iful spring morning and a perfect opportunity for Percy to trim the overgrown maze. The animals decide to have some fun hiding on the stone lion in the middle of the maze, to surprise Percy. But the suprise is on them when they fall asleep and Percy, finding them, hides behind the statue and pretends his voice is the lion’s telling them to wake up.Percy has unravelled some string through the maze to help him find the way out but the squirrel, thinking he is helping, has wound the string into a ball. Help Percy and his friends find the way out of the park, guiding them through the fold-out maze at the back of the book.In The Secret Path, Percy and his squirrel friends embark on a humorous adventure, filled with imagination and playful action. This short story, with its themes of friendship and social interaction, is a delightful addition to children's fiction.For fans of Axel Scheffler (Axel Scheffler's Fairy Tales), Jim Field (Daisy and the Trouble With London), Mick Inkpen (Kipper), Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar), and Martin Waddell (Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?).HarperCollins Children's 2022 Show more