List of early Puffin Story Books

Front cover of Puffin Story Book no. 15 -Gay Neck: The Story of a Pigeon

This is a complete list of the 149 Puffin Story Books published for children from 1941 to 1960 by Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, England.

Introductory remarks

1941–1945

No. Title Author Illustrator Date
Notes
PS 1 Worzel GummidgeBarbara Euphan ToddElizabeth Alldridge1941The scarecrow of Scatterbrook who comes alive
PS 2Cornish AdventureDerek McCulloch---1941Tale of smugglers in Cornwall
PS 3The Cuckoo ClockMary Louisa MolesworthC.E. Brock1941Lonely Victorian girl's encounters with a cuckoo clock
PS 4Garram the HunterHerbert BestErick Berry1941A boy of the Hill Tribes
PS 5SmokyWill JamesWill James1941Story of a cowboy's horse
PS 6The Insect ManEleanor DoorlyRobert Gibbings1941The story of children's visit to France to find out about Jean-Henri Fabre, who first understood the ways and habits of insects by long and systematic watching. Introduction by Walter de la Mare
PS 7The Family from One End StreetEve GarnettEve Garnett1942The Ruggles live at No. 1 One End Street in the heart of the fictional town of Otwell, located on the Ouse river. Josiah Ruggles works for Otwell council as a dustman, and his wife Rosie takes in washing. They have seven children, so life is hard, but they are a happy family
PS 8The Microbe ManEleanor DoorlyRobert Gibbings1943A life of Louis Pasteur for children
PS 9The Puffin Puzzle BookW. E. GladstoneWilliam Grimmond1944The first Puffin Story Book to have an illustrated cover unique to itself.
PS 10Tents in MongoliaHenning Haslund-Christensen---1943Adventures and experiences among the nomads of Central Asia. A youth edition prepared by Eleanor Graham
PS 11CarcajouRutherford MontgomeryL.D. Cram1944Story of the snowy North and of Carcajou, a wolverine or skunk-bear
PS 12Mourzouk: The Story of a LynxVitaly Valentinovich BiankiY. Charushkin & V. Kobelev1944Translated by Ivy Low, afterwards Litvinova
PS 13Jungle JohnJohn Austin BuddenH. J. P. Browne1944A book of the Big-Game Jungles
PS 14Jehan of the Ready FistsMagdalen King-HallA. H. Hall1944Thrilling adventures in the Holy Land with the extraordinary, the invincible Good King Richard the Lionheart
PS 15Gay Neck: The Story of a PigeonDhan Gopal MukerjiBoris Artzybasheff1944The story of the training of a carrier pigeon and its service during the First World War, revealing the bird's courageous and spirited adventures over the housetops of an Indian village, in the Himalayan Mountains, and on the French battlefield
PS 16My Friend Mr. LeakeyJ. B. S. Haldane---1944Stories of a Magician and Magic
PS 17Afke's TenNienke van HichtumJ M Kupfer1945Translated from the Dutch by Marie Kiersted Pidgeon
PS 18Palaces on MondayMarjorie FischerRichard Floethe1945An amusing account of a brother and sister who travel through the Soviet Union on their way to meet their father, an American engineer employed upon an important project
PS 19Coconut IslandRobert GibbingsRobert Gibbings1945The adventure of Two Children in the South Seas
PS 20Flaxen Braids: A Chapter From a Real Swedish ChildhoodAnnette TurngrenDorothy Bayley1945Cover illustration by Grace W. Gabler
PS 21We'll Meet in EnglandKitty BarneSteven Spurrier1945The scene is conquered Norway, the characters are three young people, brother and two sisters; their mother, an English woman who had married a Norwegian. The story is about their escape from Nazi occupation
PS 22A Child's Garden of VersesRobert Louis StevensonEve Garnett1947
PS 23Ferry the FearlessCarola Oman---1945Story of the Third Crusade, 1189–1192
PS 24Greentree DownsM. I. Ross---1945 A unusual story of the adventures of four children who are adopted by an Australian uncle, a miser with a heart of gold. The characters have much more individuality than is usual in books of this kind

1946–1949

No. Title Author Illustrator Date
Notes
PS 25David Goes to ZululandK. MarshallGwen White1946A London boy's adventures in Africa
PS 26StarlightHarry Mortimer Batten---1946A wolf's life in the Canadian wilds
PS 27StormalongAlan VilliersWilliam Grimmond1946The story of a boy's voyage round the world in a full-rigged ship
PS 28North after SealsThames Ross WilliamsonArthur H. Hall1946Two boys on a sealing expedition
PS 29No Other White MenJulia DavisJohn Harwood1946A true story of adventure. The first white men sail the Missouri
PS 30Worzel Gummidge and Saucy NancyBarbara Euphan ToddJohn Harwood1947A ship's figurehead comes to life
PS 31Jam TomorrowMonica RedlichJack Matthew1947Cover illustration by Grace Gabler. A holiday, a secret passage, and a discovery. An unusual family story, amusing yet realistic
PS 32Red RuffMortimer BattenA. H. Hall1947The life story of a fox. A first-class story that rings true and tells a great deal about the lives and characteristics of the foxes in the British Isles
PS 33The Incredible Adventures of Professor BranestawmNorman HunterW. Heath Robinson1946The wonderfully nutty, fabulously entertaining mishaps of Professor Branestawm. He's madly sane and cleverly dotty. He is the most absent-minded inventor you'll ever meet and no matter how hard he tries his brilliant ideas never seem to keep him out of crazy scrapes
PS 34KidnappedR. L. StevensonAnthony Lake1946A classic adventure story in the Scottish Highlands of the 18th century
PS 35Alice in WonderlandLewis CarrollJohn Tenniel1946With 42 illustrations by Tenniel
PS 36Treasure IslandR. L. StevensonAnthony Lake1946A classic treasure seeking story of the 18th century
PS 37South Country SecretsEuphan (Barbara Euphan Todd) and KlaxonWilliam Grimmond1947The South Country's secrets are about smugglers, wishing wells, Roman villas, and such strange things as a wall made of bullock horns. "Klaxon" was the pseudonym of Euphan's husband John Graham Bower
PS 38Cranes Flying SouthN. KarazinN. Karazin1948The story of a crane migrating from the Ostashkov swamps to the Upper Nile. The book combines an interesting story, geographic descriptions of the places the crane flew and illustrations by the author. Cover illustration by Sylvia Dyson
PS 39Columbus SailsC. Walter HodgesC. Walter Hodges1947A stirring tale of Christopher Columbus's expedition into the Western Seas to discover gold for Spain
PS 40Discovery or the Spirit and Service of ScienceSir Richard GregoryJohn Baynes1949The story of scientific discovery written for children
PS 41Ballet ShoesNoel StreatfeildRuth Gervis1949Relates the fortunes of three adopted sisters who take dancing and stage training, one to become an actress, the second a ballerina, and the third an aviatrix
PS 42The Secret of Dead Man's CoveR. J. McGregorWiliam Grimmond1948The Further Adventures of The Young Detectives (See PS 47 below)
PS 43Tomorrow is a New DayJennie Lee---1948The life story of a miner's daughter who, through hard work and ability, became a Member of Parliament
PS 44Through the Looking GlassLewis CarrollJohn Tenniel1948
PS 45Mr. Sheridan's UmbrellaL. A. G. StrongC. Walter Hodges1948Smuggling and adventure in Regency times
PS 46Susannah of the MountiesMuriel DenisonMarguerite Bryant1948An English girl among the Red Coats. Susannah stays with a relative while her parents are posted elsewhere in the British empire of the 1890s. In this case the relative with whom Susannah is sent to stay (with virtually no notice whatsoever) is a bachelor army officer posted in the wilds of Canada. She is not welcome. However, despite a sad habit of disobeying the rules, Susannah soon wins the hearts of minds of those around her, including those of both her uncle and the fort commander.
PS 47The Young DetectivesR. J. McGregorWilliam Grimmond1948A first rate family story with more than a mere spice of adventure in it. The five Mackie children had the rare good luck to find, in a house taken for the holidays in Devon, a secret passage leading to a smuggler's cave.
PS 48Golden IslandDenis Clark---1948Though this is a strange tale of adventure long ago, it is also a stirring lively story of elephants
PS 49Young Walter ScottE. Janet GrayA. H. Hall1948A rich story of schoolboy life in Edinburgh long ago based loosely on the life of Sir Walter Scott
PS 50Children of the New ForestFrederick Marryat---1948A stirring tale of children surviving the English Civil War of the 17th century
PS 51The Grey Goose of KilnevinPatricia Lynch---1951The grey goose sets off to market to see the world and finds Sheila, a young girl working in one of the inns in Kilnevin. Sent to get 3 lbs of butter from Bridgie Swallow, Sheila and the goose embark on an adventure, strange and magical enough to rival Alice in Wonderland.
PS 52Grimms' Fairy Talesthe Brothers GrimmGeorge Cruikshank1948
PS 53Street FairMarjorie FischerS. Dyson1949Two American children on holiday in France John and Anna were bored with all the sightseeing on their summer holiday but one night they slipped out by themselves
PS 54Fell Farm HolidayMarjorie LloydWilliam Grimmond1951The five Brownes and their domestic and holiday adventures in the Lake District.
PS 55Strangers at the FairPatricia LynchEileen Coghlan1949Eighteen short stories about Ireland
PS 56Dickon Among the IndiansM. R. HarringtonClarence Ellsworth1949Dickon was an English boy, sole survivor of a wreck, who was thrown up on the coast of Virginia, country then of the Lenape Indians

1950–1955

No. Title Author Illustrator Date
Notes
PS 57Ditta's TreeJean Gordon HughesMary Willett1952A sprite who lives in a tree in an Indian village is upset when the arrival of a red automobile makes the villagers forget to bring him the customary offerings of food and flowers
PS 58The Hut-man's BookG. D. FisherE. V. Shaw1950Living in a hut out in the fields alone with his dog, watching the wild life about him, exploring round about the woods and fields by night as well as by day, in winter as well as in summer – that is what makes this book different from many other story-books of natural history
PS 59Fairy Tales from the Isle of ManDora BroomeJohn Harwood1951
PS 60Tarka the OtterHenry WilliamsonC. F. Tunnicliffe A.R.A.1949This famous story of an otter is as true as long observation and keen insight could make it. It lets you live with Tarka and see at his level the wild life of that stretch of Devon country which runs from Dartmouth to the sea
PS 61Worzel Gummidge AgainBarbara Euphan ToddJohn Harwood 1949Another book about the scarecrow
PS 62The Adventures of Tom SawyerMark TwainA. H. Hall1950Tom Sawyer, a young scamp, who used to play truant and find his fun along the shores of the Mississippi. He shared it with Jim, the escaped Negro slave boy, and Huckleberry Finn, who, as son of the village drunkard, was very much of an outcast
PS 63A Woman Among SavagesHelen SimpsonFaith Jaques1950this is the story of Mary Kingsley and her travels in West Africa from 1893 onwards
PS 64Black BeautyAnna SewellCharlotte Hough1954Classic horse tale
PS 65Elizabeth Fry, A story biographyKitty Barne---1950
PS 66Landfall: The UnknownEvelyn Cheesman---1950The 'landfall' is on Lord Howe Island in 1788
PS 67Selected Cautionary VersesHilaire BellocB.T.B. and Nicholas Bentley1950
PS 68The Radium WomanEleanor DoorlyRobert Gibbings1953 The Radium woman was Madame Curie, the great scientist who discovered Radium. This account of her life is inspiring and can be read simply as a magnificent story, as well as to see how a child grew to be one of the modern world's most famous scientists
PS 69The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson BurnettAstrid Walford1953Poor Mary! She was a forlorn, unwanted, disagreeable child when, after cholera had carried off her parents, she was brought from India to live at the great lonely house on the bleak Yorkshire moors. Wandering in the gardens, she found one that was walled in. The book tells the story of how she got inside and what happened to her there.
PS 70Selected Stories and VersesWalter De La Mare O.M.R. Kennedy1952
PS 71Bird Watching for BeginnersBruce CampbellR. A. Richardson1952Cover illustration by James Arnold.

This is a sound and practical guide to bird watching for beginners of any age, easy to read and very clearly expressed. There is sensible advice on the elements of the hobby, and on the first need of all – to be able to identify your bird – on useful reference books, local museums and societies. It emphasises that bird watching is the study of the living bird, and has nothing to do with the collection of stuffed birds or blown eggs

PS 72A Puffin Book of VerseEleanor Graham (ed)Claudia Freedman?-
PS 73King Arthur and his Knights of the Round TableRoger Lancelyn GreenLotte Reiniger1953The King Arthur stories have been told afresh from the original sources, vividly so that the simple plot emerges plainly and is exciting to follow through all the detail of feasting and jousting and the fearful impact of knights in armour
PS 74Five Proud RidersAnn StaffordCharlotte Hugh1953The proud riders were on New Forest ponies, and this is the story of their first riding holiday alone in the New Forest. There were five of them, boys and girls between 10 and 14
PS 75To School in the Spanish MainAlice Berry-HartRichard Kennedy1953School life in Central America
PS 76Little WomenLouisa M. AlcottAstrid Walford1953Classic 19th century story. The novel follows the lives of four sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March – and is loosely based on the author's childhood experiences with her three sisters
PS 77The Wanderings of MumfieKatharine TozerKatharine Tozer1955Mumfie is a 'nelifunt', a toy that is put into Tommy's stocking by Father Christmas. On Christmas morning, Mumfie realises that Father Christmas forgot to put his best friend Scarecrow in Tommy's stocking so Mumfie decides to search for Scarecrow. The novel is the subject of an animated movie and television series by Britt Allcroft called Magic Adventures of Mumfie
PS 78The Moor of SpainRichard ParkerJohn Harwood1953This is a fine story of adventure, swift moving full of colour, violent action, set in the time of Christopher Columbus. The Moor is fourteen when the tale begins and eventually he sails with Columbus on the Santa Maria to the Americas
PS 79Melissa AnnEthel PartonSylvia Dyson1955A tale of Regency times
PS 80The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark TwainA. H. Hall1953 Huck was the disreputable boy in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He was 14 when got away from his drunken father and, running for his life, met old Jim, also on the run. Together on a raft they tumbled in and out of fantastic experiences that were part of the life of the great, busy Mississippi which the author knew so well
PS 81Family AfloatAubrey de SélincourtGuy de Sélincourt1954Elizabeth, Anne, father, mother, and Uncle Bob make up the family party which set out for a sailing holiday in the 'Tessa'. No one could have foreseen all that happened on the eventful cruise or that they would have to rescue two Frenchmen out of the sea at dead of night.
PS 82The Road to Ticonderoga or, The Long PortageHerbert BestErick Berry1954 An 18th century tale about the strategic river portage on the La Chute River between Lakes Champlain and George. It was the trade link between British-controlled Hudson River Valley and the French-controlled Saint Lawrence River Valley
PS 83The Meeting PoolMervyn SkipperSheila Hawkins1954There is a sparkling freshness and humour in these tales of the animals of the Borneo jungle, where no animal was permitted to kill. The animals were worried because the White Man was coming closer and closer to their haunts, chopping down the trees and burning them
PS 84Enjoying PaintingsA. C. Ward---1954
PS 85Going to a ConcertLionel Salter---1954
PS 86Going to the BalletArnold Haskell---1954
PS 87Fell Farm for ChristmasMarjorie Lloyd---1954Sequel to Fell Farm Holiday - PS 54 above
PS 88Long EarsPatricia LynchSheila Hawkins1954The story of a little grey donkey
PS 89Thimble SummerElizabeth EnrightElizabeth Enright1955Garnet Linden, a nine-year-old girl who lives on a farm in Wisconsin with her two brothers. After finding a silver thimble, a drought ends, and she begins to have delightful adventures: being accidentally locked in the town library; hitchhiking to the nearest city, New Conniston; entering her prized pig into a regional fair.
PS 90Malay AdventureJ. S. PhillipsStanislaus Brien1955A 19th century tale of pirate war boats and of British sailors rowing up tropical rivers to smoke the pirates from their stockades
PS 91The Children who lived in a BarnEleanor GrahamMary Gernat1955The Dunnet children's parents leave suddenly to see to the ailing grandmother somewhere in Europe. They tell the children that they are old enough to look after themselves - rather that Susan (aged 13) and Bob (aged 11) are quite capable of looking after twins Joseph and Samuel (aged 9) and baby of the family Alice (aged 6). Quickly evicted from their rented cottage, the children set up home in a nearby barn where the adventure rapidly becomes a saga of survival against starvation and the attentions of local busybodies
PS 92The Puffin Quiz BookNorman & Margaret DixonJohn Woodcock1956
PS 93Boy of the Indian FrontierWray HuntAlfred Hackney1955The exciting story of the son of a native officer who saves the regiment from annihilation
PS 94The Heir of CharlecoteMark DallowArthur Hall1955An adventure story, set in 16th century England

1956–1960

Number Title Author Illustrator Date Notes
PS 95The White RidersMonica EdwardsGeoffrey Whittam1956More adventures on the Romney Marsh. The characters try to frighten away a property developer by recreating the ghostly White Riders from the past.
PS 96The Circus Is ComingNoel StreatfeildClarke Hutton1956The story of a brother and sister, Peter (aged 12) and Santa (aged 11). When their aunt dies, there are plans to send them to orphanages. They don't want to be separated, so they run away to their Uncle Gus, who works for a circus. During the summer, in travelling with the circus, they mature and find their places in the circus community.
PS 97HeidiJohanna SpyriCecil Leslie1956Translated by Eileen Hall. This is the classic story of the little girl who goes to live with her grandfather who lives in seclusion. She charms and softens her grumpy grandpa and later helps a crippled girl to regain her health and walk again.
PS 98The Magic PuddingNorman LindsayNorman Lindsay1957Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and His Friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff
PS 99Man-ShyFrank Dalby Davison---1956The story of a red heifer (a young cow before she has had her first calf) who learned to value freedom above everything
PS 100The Puffin Song BookLeslie WoodgateHeather Standring1956Contents include music/lyrics for Curly Locks, Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, Bells of Aberdovey, Heidenröslein, I Saw Three Ships, etc. Well over 100 pieces. Arranged mostly for voice and piano, but also for other instruments. Also includes Cockles and Mussels, Lavender's Blue, and When Johnny Comes Marching Home, as well as carols.
PS 101Robin HoodRoger Lancelyn Green---1956
PS 102Four Mysteries solved by Norman & Henry BonesAnthony C. WilsonElizabeth Andrews1957 Norman and Henry Bones, the boy detectives, famous in the B.B.C.'s Children's Hour, in four stories of mystery and detection. The boys are cousins, who live the same Norfolk village. Henry is fourteen, Norman two years older. They cycle around, and know everyone within miles of their homes. They are on pleasant terms with the local police - and they always play fair!
PS 103 Redcap Runs Away Rhoda PowerC. Walter Hodges1957It tells the story of a 10-year-old boy who takes up with a band of minstrels in 14th century before the Black Death
PS 104Savage GoldRoy FullerRobert Medley1957A South African tale of adventure
PS 105The Secret of Smugglers' WoodR J McGregorElizabeth Andrews1957
PS 106Storm AheadMonica EdwardsGeoffrey Whittam1957Further adventure on the Romney Marsh with the characters dealing with the effects of a severe storm on their village. They must deal with floods, homelessness and other misfortunes.
PS 107Moon AheadLeslie Greener and John HutchinsonWilliam Pene du Bois1957 A thriller about a flight to the moon, a race between the genuinely scientific party and a gang of crooks who need to get there first in order to claim control for the sake of its rich mineral resources. This is a shortened version of the original edition leaving out lengthy technical discussions
PS 108Magic in my PocketAlison UttleyJudith Brook1957A selection of children's tales from Uttley's books
PS 109The Haunted ReefFrank CrispR. M Powers1957A boy's dreams of living in the South Pacific atolls are brought to life in this adventure story about boats, lost ships and treasure-seeking.
PS 110The BorrowersMary Norton---1957
PS 111King Solomon's MinesH. Rider Haggard---1958
PS 112The Second Puffin Puzzle BookW. E. GladstoneNigel Tuckley1958
PS 113The Perilous Descent into a Strange Lost WorldBruce Carter---1958During the Second World War, two airmen are shot down and discover the entrance to an underground world.
PS 114The Singing ForestH. Mortimer BattenMaurice Wilson1958Story of birds and animals in the forest
PS 115Bush HolidayStephen FennimoreNinon MacKnight1958The story of a boy's adventures in the Australian outback
PS 116The Story of the Treasure SeekersE. NesbitCecil Leslie1958The adventures of the Bastable children as they attempt to retrieve the family fortunes
PS 117Going into the PastGordon J. Copley---1958Basic early history and archaeology with chapters on different periods from the Stone Age to the post Roman period
PS 118Going to the OperaLionel Salter'--- 1958
PS 119Tales of the Greek HeroesRoger Lancelyn GreenHeather Copley and Christopher Chamberlain1958Cover illustration by Betty Middleton-Sandford
PS 120The Tale of TroyRoger Lancelyn GreenPauline Baynes1958

Cover illustration by Betty Middleton-Sandford. A collection of nineteen Greek myths and legends including such tales as The Story of Prometheus, The Wanderings of Heracles, The Quest for the Golden Fleece, and The First Fall of Troy

PS 121Puffin Quartet of PoetsEleanor Farjeon, James Reeves, E V Rieu, Ian Serraillier1958An anthology of poetry, selected with introductory notes by E. Graham
PS 122The Would-Be-GoodsE. NesbitCecil Leslie1958
PS 123My Naughty Little SisterDorothy Edwards---1959
PS 124Little Pete StoriesLeila BergHenrietta Garland1959
PS 125Adventures of the Little Wooden HorseUrsula Moray WilliamsPeggy Fortnum1959
PS 126Emil and the DetectivesErich KastnerWalter Trier1959
PS 127The Cave TwinsLucy Fitch PerkinsLucy Fitch Perkins1959Story about prehistoric cave children
PS 128Five Children and ItE. Nesbit---1959
PS 129The Phoenix and the CarpetE. NesbitH. R. Millar1959
PS 130The Story of the AmuletE. NesbitH. R. Millar1959
PS 131Avalanche!A. Rutgers van der LoeffAlie Evers1959
PS 132The Lion, the Witch, and the WardrobeC. S. LewisPauline Baynes1959
PS 133The Good MasterKate SeredyKate Seredy1959The Good Master is set in the Hungarian countryside before World War I and tells the story of wild young Kate, who goes to live with her Uncle's family when her father can't control her.
PS 134Sabotage at the ForgeRichard ArmstrongL. F. Lupton1960
PS 135The Story of JesusEleanor GrahamBrian Wildsmith1959
PS 136Six Great EnglishmenAubrey de Selincourt---1960 Drake, Dr. Johnson, Nelson, Marlborough, Keats, Churchill
PS137The NamesakeC. Walter Hodges---1960
PS 138The Borrowers AfieldMary Norton---1960
PS 139The Saga of AsgardRoger Lancelyn GreenBrian Wildsmith1960Also called 'Myths of the Norsemen' ?
PS 140Fell Farm CampersMarjorie LloydShirley Hughes1960
PS 141Eleanor Farjeon's Book: Stories, Verses, PlaysEleanor Farjeon, James Reeves, E.V. Rieu and Ian SerraillierEdward Ardizzone1960
PS 142The Second Puffin Quiz BookNorman and Margaret Dixon---1960
PS 143A Hundred Million FrancsPaul Berna---1960
PS 144Snow Cloud StallionGerald RafteryBarrie Driscoll1959 A young boy, working on his uncle's farm in Vermont, finds wild horse that had been badly treated first. He slowly tames Snow Cloud which saves a man and becomes a hero
PS 145The Orphans of SimitraPaul-Jacques Bonzon---1969
PS146The Silver SwordIan SerraillierC. Walter Hodges1960
PS 147The Railway ChildrenE. NesbitC.E. Brock1960Classic tale of children living by a railway.
PS 148Four Feet and Two: An Anthology of VerseLeila Berg (ed.) Shirley Burke and Marvin Bileck1960
PS 149Lucky DipRuth AinsworthGeraldine Spence1960A selection of stories and verses

Sources

References

  1. According to Phil Baines, Puffin by Design: 70 Years of Imagination 1940–2010, London: Allen Lane, 2010, p.66.
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