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Features for Teachers: Velda the Awesomest Viking

Posted on 28/05/21 in Extract, Features for Teachers, Fun Stuff, Launches and Events

Are you ready for an AWESOME adventure? Well, ARE YOU? Velda is a small girl with a BIG axe, and a BIGGER attitude! Join her on her quest as she makes …

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Our 2017 highlights

Posted on 29/12/17 in Authors, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Launches and Events, The Kelpies Prize, What We've Been Up To

It’s been another busy year at Kelpies HQ. With lots of new books, new faces and new ventures the past 12 months have been exciting, stimulating and r …

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Kelpies Prize 2017 – Winner Announced!

Posted on 24/08/17 in Launches and Events, The Kelpies Prize

After a record year of entries, it was more difficult than ever to choose the winner of the Kelpies Prize 2017. From dinosaurs to perhaps-witches to e …

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Magical Mayhem at the Launch of Lari Don’s Spellchasers Trilogy

Posted on 09/09/16 in Launches and Events

On Thursday evening, trainee witches, wizards and warlocks from across Edinburgh gathered in the magical surroundings of Augustine United Church to he …

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Sea Monsters, Selkies and Other Mythical Creatures

Posted on 08/12/15 in Launches and Events

If you go down to the Scottish Storytelling Centre today (well, back in December 2017), you’ll find Kate Leiper’s stunning new exhibition of artwork f …

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10 years of Kelpies

Kelpies 10th Birthday

Posted on 01/07/13 in Launches and Events

A few weeks ago the DiscoverKelpies team gathered as many of our wonderful authors, illustrators, cover designers and friends as we could for a giant …

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Launch of Lari Don’s Maze Running and Other Magical Missions

Posted on 26/06/12 in Launches and Events

Last week we had a fantastic time launching the fourth, AND FINAL (sob!), book in Lari Don’s First Aid for Fairies Series. The brilliantly named Maze …

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Lari Don Clowns Around!

Posted on 22/07/11 in Lari Don, Launches and Events

Check out a clip of Lari Don, author of the First Aid for Fairies series and Rocking Horse War, clowning around at Edinburgh’s Central Library. Have y …

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Seals at Deep Sea World

Posted on 01/03/11 in Janis Mackay, Launches and Events

To celebrate the release of Magnus Fin and the Moonlight Mission, the latest book about half-selkie (part-human, part-seal) hero Magnus Fin, we had a …

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