Michael Symmons Roberts’s fourth book of poetry, Corpus, was the winner of the 2004 Whitbread Poetry Award, and was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize, the Forward Prize, and the Griffin International Prize. His sixth collection, Drysalter, was the winner of both the Forward Prize and the Costa Poetry Prize in 2013. He collaborated with Paul Farley on Edgelands (Cape/Vintage) and will do so again in The Deaths of the Poets (Cape, 2017). He has also worked many times with the composer James MacMillan. He has published two novels, and is Professor of Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University.

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Madhur Jaffrey

Michael Foreman

A series of children's modern classic novels by renowned 20th century children's writers. All the titles in this series have the A Puffin Book logo, contemporary-style covers, and child-friendly endnotes.

India is particularly rich in colourful folkore. These stories, told by parents to their children for many generations, make a rich and dazzling collection of mythological tales drawn from a great heritage of Hindu epics - from the life of the great god Krishna to how the monkey god Hanuman helped defeat the Demon King Ravan and a host of other magical and spectacular creatures. The stories are arranged according to the sequence of the Hindu year and each is prefaced with a short personal anecdote from the author's childhood. Beautifully illustrated throughout in black line and tone by Michael Foreman.

Seasons of Splendour

Tales, Myths and Legends of India

Paul Jennings

A collection of eight quirky, bizarre, and very funny short stories from the brilliant Paul Jennings.

Unbearable!

Robin Stevens

Daisy and Hazel invite you to discover their untold stories . . . 
 
Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are famous for solving murder mysteries. But there are many other intrigues in the pages of Hazel's casebook, from the macabre Case of the Deepdean Vampire, to the baffling Case of the Blue Violet, and their very first whodunit: the Case of Lavinia's Missing Tie. 
 
Packed with brilliant mini-mysteries, including stories about rival detectives the Junior Pinkertons and dorm-mates Beanie and Kitty, and peppered with puzzles, facts, and tips on detecting, this is the perfect book for fans of the award-winning, bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series.

Cream Buns and Crime

Tips, Tricks and Tales from the Detective Society

Cathy Cassidy

Life at Tanglewood isn't all sleepovers, picnics and beach parties. Cherry, Summer, Skye, Coco and Honey all face some tough life challenges in this delicious series from bestselling girls' favourite Cathy Cassidy. Every sister has a secret to share. Which one will be your favourite?

The Chocolate Box Girls 
 
Six fantastic stories, which one will be your favourite? 
 
Bittersweet - Will Honey's cry for help cause trouble for Shay and Cherry? 
 
Chocolates and Flowers - Can Alfie plan the perfect Valentine's Day surprise without breaking Summer's heart? 
 
Hopes and Dreams - Will Jodie finally take a risk and step into the spotlight? 
 
Moon and Stars - Is Finch and Skye's whirlwind romance in trouble? 
 
Snowflakes and Wishes - Caught up in another daring animal rescue, can Lawrie and Coco save the day? 
 
Hearts and Sunsets - Now that Ash's summer of adventure is coming to an end, what does the future hold for him and Honey? 
 
Dip into the world of the Chocolate Box Girls with this delicious collection of short stories. 
 
This fantastic collection includes Cathy Cassidy's four e-shorts, available in print for the very first time and a brand new, never before seen, story. A must-have for all fans of the Chocolate Box Girls!

Life is Sweet: A Chocolate Box Short Story Collection

Beverley Naidoo

A collection of short stories - four previously published and three new - linked by the theme of young people experiencing personal dilemmas. All are set in South Africa, first under apartheid and then after the first democratic elections. They cover the period from 1950 to 2000 and reflect the lives of a range of young people, black and white, living in what was for many years seen as the world's most openly racist society.

Out of Bounds

A selection of the best short stories from Paul Jennings' earlier Puffin titles. Everyone is entirely different but all are wacky and extraordinary. Subjects range from the longest kiss ever, to a boy who becomes transparent - and the stories are all unpredictable!

Thirteen Unpredictable Tales

Terry Jones

Three raindrops have an argument on their way out of a cloud &hellip; A silly King goes for a walk with a dog tied to each leg &hellip; An enterprising herring, bored of the North Sea, decides to swim right round the world &hellip; 
 
Thirty short stories of magic and adventure penned by Monty Python team member, Terry Jones. Embracing the tradition of the fairy tale, but adding Jones&rsquo;s inimitable comic imagination and originality, each story makes a perfect bedtime read for children &ndash; and grown ups! 
 
&lsquo;Could become a &ldquo;modern classic&rdquo; &hellip; the book is a joy&rsquo; Brian Patten, Spectator.

Fairy Tales

A collection of eight quirky, bizarre, and very funny short stories.

Undone!

A reunion of bones. An irresistible kisser. Wonder underpants. Cow-dung custard. It&rsquo;s all a bit much really! 
 
A brilliant collection of funny, weird and whacky short stories with strange endings from the award-winning Paul Jennings.

Unreal!

Joan Aiken

Quentin Blake

Join master storyteller Joan Aiken and illustrator extraordinaire Quentin Blake for eight original and wildly imaginative modern fairy tales. 
 
From eight-legged horses and Martian dinosaurs to a girl cursed to turn into a pink snake, these weird and wonderful short stories weave folktale and fantasy into something entirely unexpected. 
 
Told with Joan Aiken&rsquo;s wit and creativity, and illustrated with Quentin Blake&rsquo;s distinctive style, these surreal, sublime and endlessly enjoyable stories are perfect for young readers and fairy tale fans to share.

The Winter Sleepwalker And Other Stories

Believe it or not &hellip; a kid can grow younger; birds can bury you; ghosts have exams; there are eyes in the milk. 
 
A brilliant collection of funny, weird and whacky short stories from Paul Jennings.

Unbelievable!

I'm uncovered... 
 
I try to hide my nakedness with my hand. But it doesn't work. Everyone can see. 
 
Also on show... 
 
Bad rabbit habits. 
 
Rapt - in toilet paper. 
 
Birds with teeth. 
 
A live face on the wall. 
 
A collection of brilliant and bizarre stories from the amazing Paul Jennings.

Uncovered!

Morris Gleitzman

A collection of hilarious short stories that middle-school readers will love. 
 
Stop your mum picking her nose, read the secret diary of a dog, catch a bus and then let it go, discover how one slice of toast can make you the most popular person in school, start wearing a crown and give up eating pig-nostril gruel, use a wrecking ball to defeat a bully, show your big sister the scary secret in your wardrobe, unleash the awesome power of chips, live in a house that gets wiped clean more often than a bottom.

Snot Chocolate

and other funny stories

STORIES WITH THE LOT! 
 
Save ten lives with a paperclip, discover how a big banana can ruin your sister's holiday, make a new friend with a garbage bin, develop a taste for sheep's spleen and chips, bounce on a vampire's bed, rescue your dad from a dog and a spider, use a toilet roll to get justice, upset the neighbours with a pickaxe, eat a pizza that makes you fearless, and imagine a world where teachers earn more money than a rock star.

Pizza Cake

Oscar Wilde

Hear the best stories ever written with Puffin Classics on audio. 
 
The Happy Prince and Other Stories is a haunting, magical fairy tale collection, in which Oscar Wilde beautifully evokes (amongst others) The Happy Prince, who was not so happy after all, The Selfish Giant who learned to love little children and The Star Child who did not love his parents as much as he should. 
 
The downloadable audiobook edition of this magical story for young and old, unabridged and read by John Moffatt.

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