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Guest post: Alan Dapre on what makes a funny book
Posted on 20/04/18 in Books, Guest posts, Young Kelpies
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 …
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Kathleen Fidler – Author Perspectives
Posted on 19/04/18 in Authors, Books, Young Kelpies
Author of over 80 books, Kathleen Fidler remains a titan of children’s literature. Whilst she was born and raised in England and Wales, she spent the …
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Author Interview: Alan Dapré
Posted on 20/07/17 in Author Interviews, Authors, Books, Young Kelpies
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 …
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Wrestling with a reluctant reader?
Posted on 27/10/15 in Books, Young Kelpies
I’m Suzanne, I work at Floris Books, and I have a reluctant reader. There. Now you know. I’ve said it. Until recently my 7 year old would read . . . …
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The Kelpies Prize 2026: Shortlist Announced!
