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The Puffin
  • Published: 15 November 2026
  • ISBN: 9781784746599
  • Imprint: Chatto & Windus
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $39.99
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The Puffin

A Biography

  • Stephen Moss
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15 Oct 2026
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15 Nov 2026
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Meet the charming, comical puffin in this new addition to Stephen Moss’s bestselling bird biography series (120k copies TCM), published in a gorgeous, giftable illustrated package

A beautifully illustrated celebration of one of Britain’s most beloved birds: the charming, comical yet mysterious puffin – the perfect Christmas gift for nature lovers.

The puffin’s bright orange bill and striking black-and-white plumage have made it one of our most iconic seabirds. It has charmed nature lovers and inspired countless fables and stories, as well as becoming an emblem for children's literature.

Follow the lifecycle of the puffin throughout a calendar year: from egg and nestling to juvenile puffling, to the adult bird’s courtship, breeding and feeding habits, and discover its place in popular and literary culture, in this richly illustrated and wonderfully insightful book that deserves a place on every birdwatcher's bookshelf.

'A superb naturalist and writer' Chris Packham

'It is a delight to share the company of such an upbeat wildlife guide' Ben Hoare, BBC Countryfile
  • Published: 15 November 2026
  • ISBN: 9781784746599
  • Imprint: Chatto & Windus
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $39.99
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Praise for The Puffin

A superb naturalist and writer

CHRIS PACKHAM

It is a delight to share the company of such an upbeat wildlife guide

BEN HOARE, Countryfile

An enjoyable and constantly informative read

ROB HUME, *on Moss's previous books*, Birdwatch

Inspired, friendly and blessed with apparently limitless knowledge

PETER MARREN

Stephen Moss delights once more - lyrical and informative

BENEDICT ALLEN, *on Moss's previous books*

Engrossing

BBC WILDLIFE

Few writers punch above their weight quite so well as Stephen Moss when it comes to filling a book with memories, stories, facts and figures… [an] excellent book

Birdwatch

Reveals the fascinating - and sometimes worrying - reality behind the familiar image [of the puffin] ... Moss brings together puffin ecology, history, culture and conservation to give us a much fuller picture of this remarkable little seabird ... It is difficult to look at a puffin in quite the same way again.

BRITISH WILDLIFE