So how did it begin all those years ago? The idea for Penguin Books was the brainchild of a gentleman by the name of Allen Lane, who was the creator of quality paperback in 1935 and the man who changed the world of childrens books and childrens poetry forever.

Puffin Books were first created in 1939. The one of the first Puffin Books was about a man who had broomsticks for arms by the name of Worzel Gummidge. Kaye Webb, the editor for Puffin Books, began the Puffin Club in 1967, promising to turn children into readers. The Puffin Club is just one of the ways that Puffin Books has won over the hearts of millions of readers and it is still alive and well to this day.

It is the hopes of everyone at Puffin Books that readers will look back on Puffin and smile. Either via a journey to Treasure Island or an adventure with Artemis Fowl or The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Charlie Bucket. With all of the endless possibilities one thing remains certain, it does not matter if it is a picture book, paperback, hardback or sticker book, if it comes from Puffin Books it is sure to be great.