List of early Puffin Story Books


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

1946–1949

1950–1955

1956–1960

NumberTitleAuthorIllustratorDateNotes
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 and Santa. 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 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 Andrews1957Norman 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 Bois1957A 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 WouldbegoodsE. 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---1960Drake, 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 Driscoll1959A 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 Shirley Burke and Marvin Bileck1960
PS 149Lucky DipRuth Ainsworth'Geraldine Spence1960A selection of stories and verses