As part of their 70th birthday celebrations Puffin books asked readers to choose their favourite Puffin book from a selction which represented the best, "most entertaining and inspirational children's books of all time." The short-listed books were :Eve Garnett-The family from One End Street, E.B. White - Charlotte's web, Clive King - Stig of the dump, Roald Dahl - Charlie and the chocolate factory, Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom, Jeremy Strong - The hundred-mile-an-hour dog and Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl.
Over 10,000 votes were cast and the winner, with 68% of the vote was Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer.
If you are a fan of the Artemis Fowl series the new book (Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex) is due out on the 20th of July and will be launched with a live webcast: www.eoincolfervirtuallylive.co.uk/
Artemis Fowl website: www.artenisfowl.co.uk/home.html
