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David Macphail’s Top Ten (Almost Entirely True) Viking Facts

Posted on 24/04/26 in Features for Teachers, Fun Stuff

The Vikings. Big, hairy blokes who sailed around Europe, terrifying people with their giant beards and even gianter farts… But they weren’t all blok …

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Velda’s Unicorn Name Generator

Posted on 24/04/26 in Features for Teachers, Fun Stuff

Every unicorn needs a good unicorn name, a name that sends waves of fabulousness out into the world. What’s your Unicorn name? 1. On what day of the m …

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The Nightkeeper’s Apprentice: Author Interview

Posted on 30/03/26 in Author Interviews

Jude Reid is an author, surgeon and mum to both humans and a border collie. The Nightkeeper’s Apprentice is her debut children’s novel, developed afte …

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Features for Teachers: The Nightkeeper’s Apprentice

Posted on 24/03/26 in Features for Teachers

Are you looking for rewarding reading resources your pupils will relish? Check out Jude Reid’s brilliant resource pack for her debut children’s novel …

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Features for Teachers: Secret Agent Nessie Classroom Resource Pack

Posted on 19/03/26 in Features for Teachers

Are you looking for rewarding reading resources that your pupils will relish? Check out this great resource pack for Secret Agent Nessie by Gary Chudl …

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What is Eid? Guest post by Yasmin Hanif

Posted on 12/03/26 in Guest posts, Picture Kelpies, Yasmin Hanif

Yasmin Hanif’s debut picture book, Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name, begins at Eid, when Abdullah’s parents give him a teddy bear as a gift. As Muslims ar …

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Guest Post: Gary Chudleigh on reading graphic novels

Posted on 03/03/26 in Author Interviews, Guest posts

Gary Chudleigh is an award-winning comic creator from Scotland. He has written several graphic novels, including an adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s Th …

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Secret Agent Nessie: Meet the Characters

Posted on 03/03/26 in Fun Stuff

In the quiet town of Lochbank, on the shores of Loch Ness, some fiendish feathered felons pull off a heartless fish-and-chip heist. Secret Agent Nessi …

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How to Draw Nugget

Posted on 23/02/26 in Features for Teachers, Fun Stuff

The Fowl Fiend from Secret Agent Nessie When a gang of squabbling seagulls pull off a daring fish and chip heist, Secret Agent Nessie and her pals in …

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Playing with Celtic Tales

Posted on 04/12/25 in Guest posts, Lari Don

Guest Post by Lari Don I love sharing traditional tales: folktales, myths, fairy tales. But I also love playing with traditional tales. I find them sa …

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