New Kelpies galore join us in 2018!

2018 will be the 15th birthday of the Floris Books Kelpies list. So, we thought it was only fitting to celebrate in style! We’ve got ALL these new Kelpies joining us in the new year.

We’ll be starting the year off on a high, by marking another important date. Judith Kerr’s classic Tiger Who Came to Tea has certainly earned his stripes – he’s reached his 50th birthday. The Teeger That Cam For His Tea translates everyone’s favourite muckle, strippit guest into Scots for the first time. Keep an eye on our social media for our teeger tea pairty plans!

On to another classic creature… The Treasure of the Loch Ness Monster is the latest edition to our Traditional Scottish Tales series. In true Lari Don style, she’s created the first ever Nessie story based on REAL Loch Ness folklore. And we’ve already fallen tail over humps for Natasa Ilincic’s illustrations.

The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle races on to the scene in April. Inspired by Victoria Williamson’s experience working with young asylum seekers, Reema and Caylin’s story is one of displacement and discovery. This powerful debut novel will speak to anyone who has ever asked ‘where do I belong?’

We launched some spectacular new Kelpies series in 2017, and we’re on tenterhooks to find out where the stories lead. Porridge the Tartan Cat and the Pet Show Show-Off is the grand finale to the terrific, tongue-twisting, tartan series. Colin the Hamster and co. try to solve a remarkable Roman Riddle in the latest Museum Mystery Squad adventure. And Artie Conan Doyle has his own mystery to solve in the vexing case of the Vanishing Dragon.

From new additions to Kelpies Classics, we hope Kathleen Fiddler’s Haki the Shetland Pony and Flash the Sheep Dog will be loved by a whole new generation of readers. Our gorgeous new editions will be available from April.

Not forgetting the wee ones… In February, you’ll be able to get your hands on our first EVER moving parts book! Ye Cannae Shove Yer Granny lets you do just that, as you sing along to the cheeky Scottish rhyme… PUSH PUSH!

Scotland’s own Mary Poppins sets (or should that be ‘sails’) off on another adventure in May. What will Wee Granny find in her Magic Bag when she meets the Pirates?

There’s nothing we love more than adorable Scottish animals. Created by the team behind Skye the Puffling, Rowan the Red Squirrel (and his sister Hazel) more than fit the bill. Plus, Skye will appear in her very own Wee Puffin Board Book in April – perfect for your own wee pufflings!

Last, but definitely not least, is our stupendous, sensational Super Scotland Activity Book. Inspired by all the things that make Scotland special (from Nessie to the North Coast 500), it’s bursting with colouring, mazes, dot-to-dots, stickers and more. Take a look inside here!

…and that’s only the first half of the year. Phew! 2018 is going to be a busy one!

How to get your hands on our new Kelpies

The Teeger That Cam For His Tea, Rowan the Red Squirrel, Skye the Puffling: A Wee Puffin Board Book and Ye Cannae Shove Yer Granny Off A Bus are all available to preorder now.

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