Puffin's Birthday books...

To celebrate 70 years of Puffin publishing literary classics, 6 of their most popular titles are receiving makeovers, including 'The Secret Garden', and 'Treasure Island'. A complete set of the Puffin Designer Classics is being auctioned on eBay in aid of the Guardian's Ugandan development project, Katine.

Anne of Green Gables tops children's book list....

In conjucntion with Puffin's 70th anniversary, the publishers have released a list of their top 70 favourite children's books. Here are the top five:

1. 'Anne of Green Gables' - Lucy Maud Montgomery
2. 'Watership Downs' - Richard Adams
3. 'Carrie's War' - Nina Bawden
4. 'Charlotte's Web' - R.B. White
5. 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' - Roald Dahl

Still Puffin' along....

Children's publisher, Puffin Books, will celebrate its 70th birthday this week. Famous for producing titles such as those in the Artemis Fowl series, and authors such as Roald Dahl and Benjamin Zephaniah, here is a video looking back on its succes.