Puffin Podcast
By Puffin Books
Get ready for the new series of Puffin Podcast: Mission Imagination.
Hosted by the hilarious Babatunde Aléshé, alongside two young Puffineers, each episode will feature one of our fantastic Puffin authors including Tamzin Merchant, Lee Newbury, and Sharna Jackson.
The podcast invites young listeners into a different magical world every week - from weather-brewing workshops to magical underwater worlds and fun-fairs, listeners will be taken on an immersive journey to celebrate the Power of Imagination.
New episode drops every Wednesday. Have your pen, paper and notebook ready to scribble any story ideas of your own along the way.
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Latest episode
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S2, Ep 5 Badge Hunting at the Old Car Factory with Sharna
This week’s episode is the final one for this series of Mission Imagination. We've been to some amazing worlds and today is no different, as we welcome author Sharna Jackson to the podcast! Sharna is the author of the brilliant book ‘The Good Turn… -
S2, Ep 4 Lee and Cadno’s Adventure at Bryncastell
Today’s story is the penultimate episode in this series of Mission Imagination. We welcome author Lee Newbery, the author of ‘The Last Firefox’, to the podcast! Cadno the firefox has been hiding out in Wales. He’s the last firefox left and is bein… -
S3, Ep3 Sam and Jenny’s Top Secret Spy-Detective Mission
Joining us on Mission Imagination this week are Sam Copeland and Jenny Pearson, authors of ‘Tuchus & Topps Investigate: The Underpants of Chaos’. All's not well at Little Strangehaven Primary. SHIVERS are going around the sc… -
S2, Ep2 Katie’s Imaginary School of Fun and Frappuccinos
This week on Mission Imagination, we are joined by author of the Lottie Brooks series, Katie Kirby! Katie takes our Puffineers to Lottie Brooks’ Imaginary School of Fun and Frappuccinos, and as you can probably tell from the name, this isn’t any o… -
S2, Ep1 Mission Imagination: Tamzin’s World of Magical Makers
Our first guest of the new series is Tamzin Merchant, author of the brilliant books ‘The Hatmakers and ‘The Mapmakers’. Tamzin transports us to a secret world of magical makers, where ordinary items like hats, musical instruments and maps are give… -
Bonus episode 2 of Mission Imagination: Adam Hill in Jollywood
Inspired by Adam Hills’ Rockstar Detectives book, Jollywood takes our listeners on a VIP experience. Drawing magic from Adam's debut novel, host Baba and Puffineers Tylan and Darcey set out to explore everything this world has to offer. From cat c… -
Bonus Episode 1 of Mission Imagination: Lisette Auton, In Deep
In Deep - inspired by Lisette Auton’s book The Secret of Haven Point, takes listeners to an underwater world where mermaids rule the land, bubbles are crunchy snacks and the seahorses are our friends. Thanks to a magical charm to wear on your wrist, … -
Bonus Trailer - Spring Half Term
Over the course of these two bonus episodes, Mission Imagination will whisk listeners away to two different magical worlds, each created by a fantastic Puffin author. Host Babatunde Aléshé is back with Puffinee… -
S2, Ep 7 Mission Imagination: Abigail Balfe in The Safe Space
In the final episode of this series, our trio speak to Abigail Balfe, the fantastic author of A Different Sort of Normal. Abigail guides us through a series of imagination-metaverses one of which is Abigail’s which is called - The Safe Space. Expe… -
S2, Ep 6 Mission Imagination: Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola in Paradise Island
In this episode, our trio speak to Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola, the fantastic author and illustrator of Clean Up! Nathan and Dapo invite us to the beautiful Caribbean island of Jamaica, where white sandy beaches stretch out for miles, mango flavo…
