Salutations world! Today, Thursday 3rd June is a very special day indeed. To celebrate the publication of A PUFFIN BOOK, a new-born puffling on the National Trust’s Farne Islands has been named in honour of that terrific yet humble pig ‘Wilbur’, from E.B White’s much-love Charlotte’s Web.
He’s every bit as radiant as his namesake, don’t you think?
And that’s not all . . . another new arrival is on the way. But what will the next puffling be called? Well the responsibility rests with you dear readers and feathery bibliophiles. Tweet tweet @puffinbooks or @penguinukbooks using your preferred hashtag. Does he have the resourceful twinkle of Arrietty the Borrower? The magical spark of Gobbolino? Or maybe he’s more a wander of the water like Tarka? You decide.