The Jake Collection is a compilation of three stories about the naughty and appealing mongrel, Jake the dog. In "Jake" the mischievous pup dreams of becoming a show dog at Crufts; in "Jake Again" he tries to save his local football pitch from disaster and finally, in "Jake In Trouble", he tries to make friends with the other animals in his holiday home. With illustrations by the best-selling artist Nick Butterworth, Jake-- who has more than a passing penchant for chasing ducks, dragging dirty washing out of the basket and stealing his owner's favourite chocolates--is adorable to say the least and has the naughty- but-nice edge that children simply love. Easy to read, yet packed with the kind of rib-tickling adventures that will make any youngster keep on reading to the very end, The Jake Collection is an action-packed animal adventure that will appeal to readers aged 7 - 9 years old. -- Susan Harrison

 

This book is part of a book series called Storybook .

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Hachette Children's Group .

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!