The adventures of Percy is a book series for children, following best friends Angus, Percy and Pablo around the UK and Ireland’s most famous racecourses.
The three friends tackle challenges and adventures, learning along the way.
About the author
Eleaner
Eleanor Boden is an education, training and skills
specialist who has spent her career helping to shape
the horseracing industry. A widely published
academic with a PhD and a lifelong passion for
horses, she combines her expertise with a love of
storytelling to create engaging children’s books
inspired by real-life racing experiences.
As a mother and horse owner, Eleanor writes
The Adventures of Percy series to be as educational
as it is entertaining, weaving authentic racing
terminology into heartwarming stories of effort, friendship
and proper horse care.
The real-life Percy, who joined her family from the National Stud in
2023, provides much of the inspiration for the series, alongside her
two sport horses and an Italian Greyhound named Pablo.
Eleanor divides her time between the Lake District and North
Tipperary, Ireland.
About the Illustator
Josie
Josie Cunningham is an artist and illustrator from
the Cumbrian village of Flookburgh. A lifelong
lover of art, she graduated from the University of
Huddersfield with a first-class honours degree in
costume design.
Today, Josie runs her own creative business,
producing commissioned artwork, home décor
and fashion accessories inspired by the beauty of
the Lake District. When author Eleanor Boden
invited her to illustrate The Adventures of Percy series,
Josie was delighted to take on her first children’s book
project and bring Percy’s world to life through her artwork.
