Green Smoke

Rosemary Manning, Constance Marshall

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Puffin Classics
13 January 2026

Adventure stories (Children's&YA)

Series: A Puffin Book

A magical, charming, classic story of a little girl, a secret dragon, and the myths and legends of Cornwall, reissued in A Puffin Book for a new generation of readers to discover.

Rediscover this magical story of a little girl and the dragon she finds in a cave in Cornwall, in this classic new edition.

She heard a noise very like a loud sneeze, and a little puff of green smoke came out of the cave and floated away into the air.

On holiday in Cornwall, while exploring along the coastline, Susan discovers something something quite different from anything she had ever seen before. It would be more polite to call him Someone rather than Something. Out of a cave comes a green scaly dragon, with yellow horns and a charming smile...

By: Rosemary Manning
Illustrated by: Constance Marshall
Imprint: Puffin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780241761632
ISBN 10: 0241761638
Series: A Puffin Book
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 13 January 2026
Recommended Age: From 6 to 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Rosemary Manning (Author) Rosemary Manning was born in Dorset in 1911. She had a varied career as a teacher and lecturer but her main profession was a writer. She wrote several children's books as well as novels for adults. She lived for many years in the west country, where she set many of her stories including Green Smoke. She died in 1988.