Nick Butterworth (Author) After leaving school Nick Butterworth went to work as a typographic designer and formed a partnership with Mick Inkpen. Nick's books have sold over 12 million copies around the world in more than 25 languages. He has won several prestigious awards including the Nestle Gold Award for
The Whisperer. Perhaps his best known character Percy the Park Keeper first appeared in 1989 in
One Snowy Night and has been the subject of a series of animated films for television.
Mick Inkpen (Illustrator) Mick Inkpen is one of the top-selling picture book artists and writers in the world and is consistently in the top ten most borrowed authors in UK libraries. The Kipper and Wibbly Pig stories have millions of readers worldwide. He has won the British Book Award twice for
Lullabyhullaballoo and
Penguin Small and the Children's Book Award for
Threadbear. He has also been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Smarties Award three times, winning Bronze for
Wibbly Pig's Silly Big Bear. In addition to this,
Kipper won a BAFTA for best animated children's film.