About Puffin

It all started with a scarecrow

Penguin Books was a big idea from the mind of a man called Allen Lane, who in 1935 invented the quality paperback and changed the world. And from great Penguins, great Puffins grew, changing the face of children’s books forever.

Puffin was hatched in 1939, with the first Puffin storybook featuring a man with broomstick arms called Worzel Gummidge. In 1967 Kaye Webb, Puffin Editor, started the Puffin Club, promising Allen Lane that it would make children into book readers. She kept her promise. The Puffin Book Club is still going strong today, and is just one of the ways Puffin has established its place in the hearts of millions.

Many years from now, we hope you’ll look back and remember Puffin with a smile. It may be through a journey to the Hundred Acre Wood or the adventure you went on with Eric Walters, Skippyjon Jones, or the Ranger’s Apprentice. The possibilities are endless, but one thing is for sure: whether it’s a picture book or a novel, a sticker book or a classic, if it’s got that little Puffin on it, it’s bound to be good.

For general inquiries, please email us at info@penguin.ca.