Kelpies News and Features
#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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Books to Bring History Alive!
Posted on 26/07/17 in Books, Fun Stuff
History is fascinating and visiting a museum or historical location is a great way to fill up a rainy day over the school holidays. Combining a trip w …
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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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Design Your Own Robot with the Museum Mystery Squad
Posted on 20/07/17 in Features for Teachers, Fun Stuff
Some people think that museums are boring places full of glass cases, dust and stuff no one cares about: wrong! In a hidden headquarters below the exh …
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Guest Post: Top-Secret Sidekicks by David MacPhail
Posted on 14/07/17 in Guest posts
Many great detectives have a sidekick, or work in a team. Think Mulder and Scully, Charlie’s Angels, Scooby Doo and his gang, and loads more! Read on …
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Win a pet portrait by Kate McLelland!
Posted on 14/07/17 in Competitions, Kate McLelland
To celebrate the launch of Isla & Pickle: Best Friends, we’re giving you the chance to win a pet portrait by Kate McLelland plus a copy of this br …
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Loch Ness Mess Twitter competition
Posted on 13/07/17 in Competitions
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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Top-Secret Grandad and Me: Meet the Patels
Posted on 07/07/17 in Books
You’d think a ghost grandad would be a great sidekick for a wannabe detective. Unfortunately, if there was a ‘being a good ghost’ exam, Jay’s top-secr …
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Author Interview: Lindsay Littleson
Posted on 04/07/17 in Lindsay Littleson
If you know anyone moving up to high school after the summer you may well want to introduce them to the engaging, funny and slightly troubled Lily McL …
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#FlorisDesign meets Nastasha Rimmington
Posted on 30/06/17 in Design and Illustration
#FlorisDesign got chatting to Stirling-based illustrator, Natasha Rimmington, the artist behind our new Picture Kelpie Max and Zap at the Museum. Duri …
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