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Kelpies Gift Guide 2025

Posted on 07/11/25 in Christmas

We say it every year, and we’ll say it again: books are our favourite kind of presents! Whether your children are animal lovers, fantasy fans, puzzle …

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Celtic Tales – what does that mean?

Posted on 07/10/25 in Guest posts, Lari Don

Guest Post by Lari Don I love traditional tales about magic, shapeshifters, fairies and monsters (and clever ways to defeat monsters), and I love rese …

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Celtic Tales on the Map

Posted on 07/10/25 in Books, Folk and Fairy Tales, Fun Stuff, Lari Don

Journey with us to the Celtic lands – Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany – to discover classic stories of myth, magic an …

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Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales: Poster Download

Posted on 23/09/25 in Books, Folk and Fairy Tales, Lari Don, Posters

Shapeshifting selkies, cunning fairies, duelling dragons and bloodthirsty giants: discover stories of myth, magic and mischief retold for children by …

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The Story Behind Adbullah’s Bear

Posted on 22/09/25 in Books, Video

Yasmin Hanif is a Scottish-Pakistani author, poet and educator from a Muslim background. She worked on the ‘We Can Be Heroes’ project which tackled th …

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Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name! Teddy Bear Colouring Sheet

Posted on 08/09/25 in Fun Stuff, Yasmin Hanif

Abdullah loves his Eid gift — a teddy bear! It used to belong to his abba, who encourages him to guess its name. Abdullah’s siblings, friends and clas …

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10 Years of Thorfinn and Velda!

Posted on 15/08/25 in Author Interviews, Guest posts

  We can’t quite believe it has been a whole decade since the first adventure of Thorfinn the Very-Very-Nice-Indeed! To celebrate the tenth anniv …

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Features for Teachers: Firebloom

Posted on 14/08/25 in Features for Teachers

From creative writing and design challenges to research missions, sea shanties and jellyfish! Are you looking for rewarding reading resources that you …

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Firebloom: Meet the Characters!

Posted on 24/07/25 in Books, Fun Stuff

Dive in to Firebloom, Justin Davies’ new magical mystery adventure, with our character round-up! Read on to meet some of the residents of Stormcliff, …

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Pride Month Spotlight: Justin Davies

Posted on 26/06/25 in Guest posts

This Pride Month, we’re shining the spotlight on Justin Davies, author of Haarville and Firebloom. In this special guest post, Justin shares what Prid …

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