There's a new dog in the park - Boris, the Irish wolfhound from Canada, and all he does is boast about his many adventures abroad. Jake's nose is severely out of joint. Then an injured gosling is found by the lakeside, followed shortly afterwards by a dead swan.. Jake is convinced that Boris is the culprit. But foolish Jake gets a little too inquisitive, and ends up with blood from the dead swan on his nose - now it is Jake who's the prime suspect. If Jake can't prove his innocence he faces grave danger - he could be put down! To Jake's surprise, it is Boris and the rest of the dogs who rally round to help him and in the end, the true villain is revealed. Based on the Butterworths' real dog, Jake will appeal to all children who enjoy Paddington Bear.

 

This book is part of a book series called Jake .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Happy Cat Books .

Nick Butterworth was born in Kingsbury, North London in 1946, but moved to Romford in Essex with his parents at the age of three. They moved to run a sweet shop, so Nick found himself fulfilling every child's sugar-coated dream of growing up right inside the proverbial chocolate factory. Having intended to go to art college after leaving school, Nick decided to take a job as a typographic designer in the printing department of the National Children's Home at the last minute instead. He went on to work for several major London design consultancies before moving into freelance graphics. He has also worked as a television presenter on the TV-AM children's programme Rub-a-Dub-Tub and produced a regular illustrated story called Upney Junction for the Sunday Express magazine. At present, Nick concentrates on writing and illustrating his phenomenally successful children's books. Percy The Park Keeper first came to life in One Snowy Night in 1989, which The Sunday Times described as, 'a tremendous and well-deserved success' and The Independent called, 'a heart warming bedtime tale. ' It wasn't just the reviewers who loved Percy and the world of his park - children, parents and teachers alike fell in love with the kind hearted park keeper. More Percy adventures followed and the range now includes 6 hardback books, paperbacks, audio tapes (read by Richard Briers) and a range of activity books. The latest Percy book, Percy's Bumpy Ride was published in October 1999. Annette and Nick Butterworth were married in 1975 and have two children. They have owned dogs throughout all this time, but Jake was definitely the naughtiest!