The Puffin Podcast
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Puffin Podcast Episode 9: Jokesters & Pranksters!
Get ready to giggle! This hilarious episode of the Webby nominated Puffin Podcast is full of the best jokesters and pranksters in kids’ books. From wormy spaghetti (Roald Dahl’s The Twits) to incidents with the pet goldfish (Kes Gra...
Puffin Podcast Episode 8: Christmas!!!
Snuggle up in your new seasonal sweater and enjoy audiobook extracts from Peter Rabbit’s Christmas Tale (read by Emma Thompson), Richard Curtis’s The Empty Stocking (read by Dawn French) and The Snowman and the Snowdog (read by Ben...
Interview with Hannah Tointon, reader of Girl Online
It’s been a super exciting week. Zoe Sugg aka YouTube sensation and guinea-pig aficionado Zoella, published her new book Girl Online. Not only can you read it with your eyes but you can also listen to it (with your ears, obviously). That...
Puffin Podcast Episode 7: Monster Attack
Fangs, claws and ROARS at the ready for a MONSTER episode of the Puffin Podcast with Ally McCrae! Charlie Higson’s sickos are on the rampage in a special extract from ‘The Enemy’, Doctor Who meets a mysterious ...
Gemma Arterton and the wonderful world of the Worst Witch audiobook
The wonderful actress Gemma Arterton has brought the Worst Witch books by Jill Murphy to life with the new audiobooks! So do you want to hear how she got into character and why she loves the Worst Witch? We interviewed her down in the Puffin recordin...
Puffin Podcast Episode 6: DANGER! Do NOT Listen!
This month’s episode is more dangerous than a robotic granny crossed with a toilet shark! Join regular host Ally McCrae and prepare your valiant ears for extracts from DANGER IS EVERYWHERE by David O’Doherty and Chris Judge, Percy...
Puffin Podcast Episode 5: Holiday Hijinks
Pack your bags because host Ally McCrae is off on his literary holidays. In the studio he’ll be sharing travel tales from Cathy Cassidy’s new book and exchanging advice with authors Chris Bradford and Jeremy Strong (covering everyt...