Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this legendary edition of The Tales of Troy. The story of Helen and the judgement of Paris, of the gathering Heroes and the seige of Troy; of Achilles and his vulnerable heel, reared by the Centaur on wild honey and the marrow of lions; of Odysseus, the last of the Heroes, his plan for the wooden Horse and his many adventures on his long journey home to Greece....
Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition of Oliver Twist.After Oliver Twist asks nasty Mr Bumble for more food, he has to flee the workhouse for the streets of London. Here he meets the Artful Dodger, who leads him to Fagin and his gang of pickpockets. When a thieving mission goes wrong, Oliver narrowly avoids prison and finds himself in the care of kind Mr Brownlow. But Fagin and the bru...
Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this thrilling edition of Robinson Crusoe. After surviving a terrible shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe discovers he is the only human on an island far from any shipping routes or rescue. At first he is devastated, but slowly, with patience and imagination, he transforms his island into a tropical paradise. For twenty-four years he lives with no human companionship - until one...
Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this bold edition of Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff, an orphan, is raised by Mr Earnshaw as one of his own children. Hindley despises him but wild Cathy becomes his constant companion, and he falls deeply in love with her. When she will not marry him, Heathcliff's terrible vengeance ruins them all - but still his and Cathy's love will not die . . .
Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition of Anne of the Island. As her childhood friends get married and move away, Anne too leaves Prince Edward Island for college in Kingsport. Although Priscilla Grant and Gilbert Blythe are there, too, she feels lonely and out of place. But Anne soon makes new friends, one of whom is rich, handsome Roy Gardner, whose attentions to Anne make Gilbert ver...
THE ORIGINAL HERO. A BRAND-NEW ADVENTURE.Percy Jackson has saved the world multiple times - battling monsters, Titans, even death himself - so graduating high school should be a breeze, right?Wrong. Percy needs three recommendation letters from the gods before his final year in high school comes to an end.And one thing Percy knows, the gods on Mount Olympus don't do anything for free.To secure his second letter, Percy and his friends Annabeth and Grover agree to a new quest -...
Moominpappa is feeling at a loss. He has no idea what to do with himself - it seems everything has already been done!
So he takes his family off to start a new life in a lighthouse on a tiny, rocky island far out to sea.
It's rather lonely at first, but it isn't long before the Moomins discover some funny and surprising new things about themselves.
Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this thrilling edition of Gulliver's Travels. In the strange countries of Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa and the land of the Houyhnhnms, Gulliver meets some extraordinary people and remarkable creatures. From a race of miniature folk to some surprisingly gentle giants and wise horses, Gulliver sees society from many different perspectives. Back in England life seems very...
‘Completely fantastic’ A.F. Steadman, bestselling author of the SKANDAR series on The WhisperwicksThe spell-binding world-building of Philip Pullman and Katherine Rundell with the page-turning kid appeal of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief. ‘Magic forged at Midsommer is the strongest and truest of all magic – both fair and foul.’When Benjamiah discovers a strange fragment of witchstone, he find himself transported to the labyrinthine streets of Wreathenwold - a world of spectacu...
In 2007, Diary of a Wimpy Kid was published, introducing readers to Greg Heffley and his family, his best friend Rowley Jefferson, and the dreaded Cheese Touch. More than 250 million copies later, Diary of a Wimpy Kid has become a beloved book all around the world. and now, for the first time ever, Greg's diary - um, make that journal - is coming to life in a full-colour, 3D animated Disney+ production. Whether you're meeting Greg for the first time or you're a lifelong fan...
From hilarious MEGA bestselling author, Katie Kirby, comes a brand-new diary in the phenomenal Lottie Brooks series!Today we brainstormed strategies to #GETAMBERBACK. Our top ideas are:Send her flowersHypnotise herKidnap herTell everyone she smells like lasagneEmotionally blackmail her by making a BFF photo montageJust when Lottie thought life might be going back to normal, everything goes wrong again! Amber s hanging out with the Ultra Mean Girl Gang at school and is complet...
Four fantastical and funny tales of talking beasts and brave bugs!Meet the only ant to ever have left his nest!Find out how to escape a garden with the bravest tortoise!Witness a mass of sheep on the loose!With full-colour illustrations, this book is perfect for introducing young readers to the world of master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett.
Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable hardback editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this charming edition of Anne of Green Gables. Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert are expecting a strong boy to arrive any day now to help them plough through the work at Green Gables, but to their surprise, a spindly red-haired girl knocks on their door instead. 'Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it.. .yet.'Anne charms her way into the Cuthberts...
Celebrating 85 years of Sparking Imaginations A beautiful clothbound edition of the much-loved modern classic Matilda. Bound in real cloth with two coloured foils and sprayed coloured edges, this deluxe edition is a perfect gift or collector’s item. Part of an eight book set published to mark the 85th anniversary of Puffin Books.With a brand-new foreword from Robin Stevens. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: you are not alone. Matilda is a brilliant ch...
Celebrating 85 years of Sparking Imaginations A beautiful clothbound edition of the much-loved modern classic The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks. Bound in real cloth with two coloured foils and sprayed coloured edges, this deluxe edition is a perfect gift or collector’s item. Part of an eight book set published to mark the 85th anniversary of Puffin Books.With a brand-new foreword from Nadia Shireen. Lottie Brooks is 11 ¾ and her life is already officially over ...
Celebrating 85 years of Sparking Imaginations A beautiful clothbound edition of the much-loved modern classic Charlotte's Web. Bound in real cloth with two coloured foils and sprayed coloured edges, this deluxe edition is a perfect gift or collector’s item. Part of an eight book set published to mark the 85th anniversary of Puffin Books.With a brand-new foreword from Jordan Lees. This is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur and of Wilbur's...
** OVER 2 MILLION YOU CHOOSE BOOKS SOLD **Imagine you could go anywhere, meet anyone and do anything. Where would you live?Where would you sleep?Who would be your friends?What games would you play? Go on . .. you choose!With the help of Nick Sharratt's wonderfully detailed illustrations, Pippa Goodhart explores a whole range of scenarios where choosing is made fun, now available in board book. This is a timeless classic which children will love to return to again and again - ...
The first book in the hilarious new series for children by the bestselling creator of Hurrah For Gin.Lottie Brooks is 11 ľ and her life is already officially over - not only is she about to start high school without any friends or glamorous swooshy hair, she's just discovered she's too flat-chested to wear A BRA! She might as well give up now and go into hibernation with her hamsters Sir Barnaby Squeakington and Fuzzball the Third.Lottie navigates the many perils of growing u...
Follow the yellow brick road!Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz. To get home Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and find the wonderfully mysterious Wizard of Oz. Together with her companions the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion whom she meets on the way, Dorothy embarks on a strange and enchanting adventure....
Lottie Brooks continues to navigate the many perils of growing up in this fantastically funny illustrated series for a 9-12 audience, filled with friendship, embarrassing moments and plenty of lols.Woe is me. So much is wrong in my life...Still look like a tomatoAm stuck indoors whilst my friends go bowling without me (rude)My parents are leaving me to go out on a 'Date Night.' GROSS!After a summer of meeting handsome French boys and getting a tiny bit sunburnt. OK, fine - a ...
