Puffin Post was a children's books magazine published by Puffin Books. It was launched in 1967 by Kaye Webb, editor of Puffin Books. It was discontinued in 1982, but relaunched in 2009 through The Book People as a bi-monthly magazine. The magazine was discontinued again with the November 2012 issue, about which a commentator said, "There is a lot of emotional attachment out there to Puffin Post with the internet now, they don't really need it. So much is done online and through social media, and Penguin and Puffin are very good at that. Puffin Post is a really expensive way of getting to consumers, and you don't need it if you've got a lot of online support."
The magazine contained a mix of stories, jokes, interviews, competitions and quizzes, and reader contributions. At its height, it had more than 200,000 readers. Prior to 1982, contributors to the magazine included well-known authors such as Alan Garner, Roald Dahl, Joan Aiken, Leon Garfield and Spike Milligan. After the 2009 re-launch, contributors included Charlie Higson, Cathy Cassidy and Michael Morpurgo.
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