The first Puffin Story Book to have an illustrated coverĮdited: A Youth Edition prepared by Eleanor Graham Introduction: by Professor Pasteur Vallery-Radot Title: THE MICROBE MAN A Life of Pasteur for children Second image showing a copy of a 1945 Reprint with later design Title: THE FAMILY FROM ONE END STREET and some of their adventures Second image showing a copy of the 1949 Reprint with green cover and design using the woodcut by Robert Gibbings Title: THE INSECT MAN A tale of how the Yew Tree children went to France to hear the story of Jean Henri Fabre in the places where he lived and to see the homes of some of the insects whose life-story he has written

Second image showing a copy of the 1945 Reprint with cover illustration by W.G. Title: GARRAM THE HUNTER A Boy of the Hill Tribes The John Harwood images and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin It contains a foreword by Eleanor Graham (series editor from 1941-1961). The final image is of the facsimilie produced in 1981 to mark the 40th Anniversay of Puffin Books. The second and third images are of 1953 Reprint covers (front and back) illustrated by John Harwood, dated 1945 cover printed by Balding and Mansell. Title: WORZEL GUMMIDGE or The Scarecrow of Scatterbrook. Information and cover photographs of Puffin Story Books Series: After 20 years as series editor, Eleanor Graham was suceeded by Kaye Webb in 1961. The series rapidly became recognised as a hallmark of good quality childrens books.

The series was edited by Eleanor Graham who strove to publish 'the best of the new classics of the new generation'. The centre panel contained a small vignette.įrom 1944, Puffin book covers were illustrated - the first being PS9 The Puffin Puzzle Book The covers of the first books produced were in the standard Penguin format, with red covers (red-white-red), with the 'quartic' panel at the top and a 'Puffin' logo at the bottom. It began in December 1941 with the launch of PS1 Worzel Gummidge by Barbara Euphan Todd. Puffin Story Books (PS) is a wonderful series of books for children.

Cornish Adventure by Derek McCulloch