Kelpies News and Features
Category: Porridge the Tartan Cat
Pet Show Show-Off: Introducing Slomo the sloth!
Posted on 08/06/18 in Alan Dapre, Competitions, Porridge the Tartan Cat
Huge congratulations to Jill Bennett, winner of our Porridge the Tartan Cat ‘Name A Character’ competition! Jill’s suggested name of Slomo was the fav …
read more > Guest post: Alan Dapre on what makes a funny book
Posted on 20/04/18 in Alan Dapre, Porridge the Tartan Cat
What makes a funny book? Making a book laugh-out-loud (or even just quietly-giggling) funny is a huge challenge. But it’s something that Alan Dapré do …
read more > Enter our Name A Character competition!
Posted on 23/03/18 in Alan Dapre, Porridge the Tartan Cat
In Porridge the Tartan Cat and the Pet Show Show-Off, our favourite cat meets an array of animals competing to win the Best Pet Prize! One of Porridge …
read more > Features for Teachers: Porridge the Tartan Cat
Posted on 15/12/17 in Alan Dapre, Features for Teachers, Porridge the Tartan Cat
Are you looking for some MOG-nificent classroom activities? Ones that will make your pupils say Me-WOW? Then look no further than the Porridge the Tar …
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Peg and Uan, and other Kelpies pets
Posted on 04/10/17 in Alan Dapre, Isla & Pickle, Kate McLelland, Peg and Uan, Porridge the Tartan Cat, Ruby McCracken, Sandra Klaassen
In Peg and Uan: Making Friends, these two cute Kelpies characters meet for the first time. But did you know that the adorable Peg the Little Sheepdog …
read more > Author Interview: Alan Dapré
Posted on 20/07/17 in Alan Dapre, Porridge the Tartan Cat
Alan Dapré is the author of over fifty books for children. He has also written over one hundred television scripts, transmitted home and abroad. His p …
read more > Loch Ness Mess Twitter competition
Posted on 13/07/17 in Alan Dapre, Competitions, Porridge the Tartan Cat
Enter our competition to celebrate the latest adventure in the Porridge the Tartan Cat series! We’re giving a lucky reader the chance to win a copy of …
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Guest post: Writing for girls and boys
Posted on 18/05/17 in Alan Dapre, Porridge the Tartan Cat
Alan Dapré is the author of more than 60 books for children, including the hilarious Porridge the Tartan Cat series. In this guest blog post, he refle …
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A Deadly Giant Clootie Dumpling: Top Secret Recipe
Posted on 11/04/17 in Alan Dapre, Fun Stuff, Porridge the Tartan Cat
We’ve got our hands on the SUPER-SECRET plans of Fergus McFungus, Gadget Grandad’s arch enemy! Rumour has it that these top-secret plans can make a ra …
read more >Kelpies Prizes 2020: Now Open!
Are you a writer or illustrator based in Scotland? Do you have a passion for children’s books and an imagination to match? Then we want to hear from you!
