I mentioned a little while ago how much I coveted the 100 Postcards from Puffin - I loved the 100 Postcards from Penguin, and have spent many happy hours flicking through the box and finding appropriate cards for every occasion. Because it was slightly before my current frugal phase, I did actually give in and pre-order them (it wasn't technically a book), and they arrived at the weekend.Lovely! They're a bit different from the Penguin postcards, in that they are likely to trigger huge waves of nostalgia as you see books that you read with the exact same covers as the copies you had as a child, but also as you see books which you read with different covers. I remembered, looking through the boxes, how many of my very favourite books were Puffins and I pulled a few of them out here:
There were also plenty of books which I hadn't heard of, and I particularly liked these two, which sum up two of my interests:
It will be difficult to part with these, but I shall be using them for my correspondence over the next couple of months and have already given my first one (Watership Down) away.
Lovely! I still have my pink puffin of the Children from One End street somewhere! I loved that book!
ReplyDeleteI love these - they are going on my Christmas List unless I give in before then.
ReplyDeleteAh, the nostalgia! I love my Puffins especially my Charlotte's Web (although I do own a newer Puffin than I originally read - the one I owned my AUNT borrowed and never returned!)
ReplyDeleteWow, these are so lovely, may have to give husband a rather large hint for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI have been thinking that I should resist these - I got given the Penguin ones for my birthday last year and they adorn the wardrobe in our second bedroom (otherwise known as the Library....) but thought should be good and not spend money on these! But having just seen your photo which included some of my favourite books (Swallows and Amazons! Narnia!) my resolve to be good has disappeared in a flash. Logging onto Amazon.....
ReplyDeleteOh Verity, you are a very bad influence. I resisted the Penguin postcards but these are so, so tempting.
ReplyDeleteVerity - I excitedly picked up a pack of these on saturday and then in a restrained manner put them back down again... This post is making me think I should have kept them in my hand, paid for them and put them in my bag!
ReplyDeleteHehe - I KNEW I would end up tempting you all....
ReplyDeleteIt's my birthday this Saturday and I've treated myself to the Penguin postcards...finally! I can't think of a more deserving person to own the Puffin postcards as you have such a fondness for children's literature...enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could part with any of those cards!
ReplyDeleteDearest Verity sent me the Puffin Moomin postcard - I was thrilled to receive it!
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