Kelpies News and Features
Category: Illustrators
Remembering Mike Phillips
Posted on 23/09/24 in Guest posts, Illustrators
Mike Phillips (1961 – 2024) was the illustrator of many beloved children’s book series, including the Museum Mystery Squad, Fact-tastic Stories from S …
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#FlorisDesign meets Melanie Mitchell
Posted on 15/06/18 in Design and Illustration, Guest posts, Illustrators
Sung throughout Scottish homes up and down the country, classic rhymes and traditional tunes make for fun, interactive stoytime sessions. Some of them …
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#FlorisDesign meets Sandra Klaassen
Posted on 26/04/18 in Design and Illustration, Illustrators
A leopard may never change his spots, but a cover can change many times in the lifetime of a book. At Kelpies HQ our Kelpies Classics collection have …
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Kelpies Illustration Prize 2018: Find out our winner!
Posted on 30/03/18 in Awards, Illustrators
The day is finally here! We’re so excited to announce the winner of the Kelpies Illustration Prize 2018. The Kelpies Illustration Prize 2018 challenge …
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Birdwatching – Finding Artistic Inspiration in Nature
Posted on 16/02/18 in Guest posts, Illustrators
Throughout the month of February, schools up and down the country are taking part in the Big Schools’ Birdwatch. The RSPB initiative aims to both enco …
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Illustrating Children’s Crime Fiction
Posted on 16/10/17 in Design and Illustration, Fun Stuff, Guest posts, Illustrators
In our latest #FlorisDesign interview we spoke to Spanish illustrator, Laura Aviñó, about illustrating children’s crime fiction in David MacPhail’s ne …
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#FlorisDesign meets Kasia Matyjaszek
Posted on 12/09/17 in Author Interviews, Illustrators
Kasia Matyjaszek is the illustrator of The Fourth Bonniest Baby in Dundee, which has just been shortlisted the Bookbug Picture Book Prize 2018! We lov …
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#FlorisDesign meets Kathryn Selbert
Posted on 01/08/17 in Design and Illustration, Fun Stuff, Illustrators, Traditional Scottish Tunes
To many Scots, the Coulter’s Candy tune is often sung yet rarely seen. Floris Books is changing that with a new board book inspired by the quintessent …
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The Kelpies Prize 2026: Shortlist Announced!
