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Albert Le Blanc

Albert Le Blanc

by Nick Butterworth
Albert Le Blanc

Albert Le Blanc

by Nick Butterworth

Overview

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of this uplifting story about a bear without a smile, from the bestselling creator of Percy the Park Keeper.

This is the story of Albert Le Blanc. (He’s from France, so that ‘Al-bear Le Blonk.)

When Albert Le Blanc arrives in Mr Jolly’s toy shop, the other toys think he is the saddest-looking bear they have ever seen. But then, Jack-in-a-box has an idea that might just put a smile on their new friend’s face . . .

A delightfully funny story about the importance of friendship – and laughter – from the creator of the internationally popular stories about Percy the Park Keeper.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780008549305
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 01/03/2023
Edition description: 20th Anniversary Edition edition
Pages: 32
Sales rank: 1,169,139
Product dimensions: 10.19(w) x 10.44(h) x 0.12(d)
Age Range: 3 - 8 Years

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.

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