The Puffin Book Of...

6 books in this series
The Puffin Book of Funny Stories
The Puffin Book of Funny Stories
A collection of laugh-out-loud funny short stories and extracts including:

the hilarious antics of Arabel and pet bird Mortimer
laid-back Clever Polly and the stupid wolf
the zany Bold family
the crazy killer Aunties, and more.

From best-loved classic authors Joan Aiken, Terry Pratchett, and Dick King-Smith, to Rebecca Elliott, Humza Arshad and Henry White, Julian Clary, Sam Copeland and other contemporary writers, there is something for EVERYONE to enjoy.
The Puffin Book of Stories for Eight-year-olds
The Puffin Book of Stories for Eight-year-olds
Children will be spellbound by the amazing characters in this fabulous collection - a greedy king, a very bad giant, a fairy queen and lots more...

Perfect for eight-year-olds to share or read alone.
The Puffin Book of Stories for Seven-year-olds
The Puffin Book of Stories for Seven-year-olds
This brilliant collection is full of magic, mayhem and adventure! Find out how the camel got his hump, how Jimmy learned to vanish, and what Horrid Henry got up to on his holiday...

Perfect for seven-year-olds to share or read alone.
The Puffin Book of Stories for Five-year-olds
The Puffin Book of Stories for Five-year-olds
From a naughty pirate to a very lonely lion, children will love the amazing characters they meet in this timeless collection of stories.

Perfect for five-year-olds to share or read aloud.
The Puffin Book of Stories for Six-year-olds
The Puffin Book of Stories for Six-year-olds
With a martian in a supermarket, a monkey in trouble and a magic pearl tree, there's something for everyone to discover in this special collection.

Perfect for six-year-olds to share or read alone.
The Puffin Book of Ghosts And Ghouls
The Puffin Book of Ghosts And Ghouls
In this eerie and unnerving collection, you will find some eerily chilling tales of the supernatural. Distinguished authors Joan Aiken, Robert Westall, Susan Price and Michael Morpurgo are just a few of the highly acclaimed writers who have contributed stories to this spooky collection. We meet a baby ghost in Ursula Moray Williams' 'A Ghost of One's Own', a cheeky modern boy ghost in Marjorie Darke's 'Hi, It's Me', a Victorian girl ghost with disturbing powers in Jane Gardam's 'Bang, Bang - Who's Dead?' and even a cat ghost in Gene Kemp's 'The Passing of Puddy'. Each one makes the unexplainable and unbelievable so real it will send tingles down your spine and scare you witless!

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