Albert Le Blanc to the Rescue

The wonderful sequel to Albert le Blanc, from the highly-regarded creator of the Percy the Park Keeper books.

Albert le Blanc’s friend, Sally the toy hippo, has been bought by a little girl. Every day, they walk past the shop and Sally gives Albert a wink, as he sits in the window. Albert waves back and wonders if he will ever be chosen as a child’s best friend.

The, one day – disaster – Sally tumbles out of the girl’s rucksack and is snatched away by a stranger before anyone can stop them. Stuck inside the toy shop, not daring to move, it seems there is nothing Albert can do to help his friend…

Will there be a happy ending for Sally? And, will there ever be a happy new home for Albert?

• Albert le Blanc is a highly-appealing soft-toy polar bear

• Children will delight in poring over the toy-shop detail in this charming book

• Nick Butterworth is the highly-renowned author-illustrator of the phenomenally successful ‘Percy the Park Keeper’ series which has been published in 16 languages, with worldwide sales of almost 7 million copies.

• Nick’s picture book, ‘The Whisperer’ won the Nestle Children’s Book Prize, 6-8 years category, ‘Albert le Blanc’ was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and ‘Thud’, was runner-up for the Kurt Maschler Award. Tiger was shortlisted for the Booktrust Early Years Awards, 2006.

Competition: One Snowy Night;Q Pootle 5;Threadbear;Dogger;Owl Babies:Can’t You Sleep Little Bear:Peace at Last. Mick Inkpen;Eric Carle;Martin Waddell:Shirley Hughes:Jill Murphy