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Celebrate the Puffin Post's 45th Birthday
On 11/10/2012 in Days Out
The cherished tome throws a birthday bash - and you're invited!
magazines and can choose up to six Puffin published books per year. Members, known as Pufflings or Puffineers depending on their age, are encouraged to send in letters, artwork and stories to be featured in the magazine and a team of scrutinising children
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Five great books for Starting School
On 21/09/2010 in Back To School
Five fabulous books to boost your child's confidence and familiarise her with the new school routine
Starting School by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (Puffin, £5.99)First published in 1990, this classic picture book by well-loved husband and wife team Janet and Allan Ahlberg is filled with eager young pupils learning all the new and exciting rituals
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Junior's Top 100 Children's Books 11-20
On 20/10/2011 in Books
The best children's books in the world, voted by Junior readers
11. Peepo! by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (Puffin, £5.99)First published in 1981, this wonderful boardbook appeals rather like The Very Hungry Caterpillar – you simply can’t beat a hole in the page for toddler enjoyment. In Peepo!, a baby glimpses his
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Storybook heroes No12: Charlie Bucket
On 21/11/2012 in Books
Meet the brilliant fictional characters who have become timeless classics in the world of children's books
crazies, Charlie shines like a beacon of sanity, good sense and normality.* When compared to the gross greed of spoilt brat, Verruca Salt, anyone can appear in a good light...Charlie And The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl is published by Puffin.
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The Top 100 Children's Books
On 20/04/2010 in Books
So here they are! The best books for children of all time, voted by you.
Plumby Janet and Allan Ahlberg Puffin, £4.99 (first published 1978) The husband-and-wife team who created so many wonderful children’s books appear several times in this Top 100. It’s not at all surprising: the lilting rhymes, playful sense of humour
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Junior's Top 100 Children's Books 1-10
On 20/10/2011 in Books
The best children's books in the world, voted by Junior readers
1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Puffin, £5.99)Not many children’s books achieve worldwide sales that would humble a U2 album, but Eric Carle’s classic picture book about a caterpillar munching his way to becoming a beautiful butterfly
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10 of the best classic picture books for your baby
On 26/11/2012 in Books
Create the perfect library for your baby with these brilliant baby books
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Puffin, £5.99)Not many children’s books achieve worldwide sales that would humble a U2 album, but Eric Carle’s classic picture book about a caterpillar munching his way to becoming a beautiful butterfly has
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The Story So Far: Lauren Child
On 16/01/2013 in Books
A potted history of one of our best-loved children's author, creator of Charlie And Lola
After studying art at Manchester Polytechnic and London Art School, Lauren worked in a variety of jobs, including painting dots for Damien Hirst. In 1999, her first two picture books were published I Want A Pet (Frances Lincoln, £5.99) and Clarice
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Trisha Krauss on illustrating Maude: The Not-So-Noticeable Shrimpton
On 16/01/2013 in Books
Meet the Shrimptons, the flamboyant family at the centre of the vibrant children's book collaboration with Lauren Child
or on their own, but can do what they want from The Little Princess to Pippi Longstocking. We’ve already toyed with a few titles, like Maude Abroad…Maude The Not-So-Noticeable Shrimpton by Lauren Child and Trisha Krauss is published by Puffin, £15.
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Exclusive Interview: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
On 15/01/2013 in Books
Junior catches up with author Jeff Kinney on his trip to the UK to promote his latest book Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel
things.The Diary Of A Wimpy Kid series is published by Puffin, £6.99; The Third Wheel (Puffin, £12.99)
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