Kelpies News and Features
Spellchasers: The Beginner’s Guide to Curses
Posted on 19/08/16 in Lari Don
You may have heard us talking about Lari Don’s amazing Spellchasers trilogy recently, and now the first book – The Beginner’s Guide to Curses – is fin …
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Features for Teachers: We’re Gangin on a Bear Hunt
Posted on 18/08/16 in Features for Teachers, Scots Language
We’re gangin on a bear hunt. We’re gaun tae catch a braw yin. Whit a bonnie day! We’re no feart. Looking for a fun way to introduce the Scots language …
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Gangin on a Word Hunt: translating the sounds of a classic into Scots
Posted on 17/08/16 in Books, Guest posts
by Susan Rennie There are many magical things about Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury’s classic picture book, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt: the hypnotic …
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Floris Design: Behind the Scenes with Thorfinn the Nicest Viking
Posted on 21/07/16 in Design and Illustration
Today the #FlorisDesign team will be taking a look behind the scenes at some early sketches of Thorfinn-the-Very-VERY-Nice-Indeed. Thorfinn is the pol …
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Edinburgh International Book Festival 2016
Posted on 08/07/16 in Edinburgh International Book Festival
It’s summer (well, Scottish summer!) here in Edinburgh, which means it’s almost time for the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Lots of our Kelpie …
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Kelpies Prize 2016 – Shortlist Announced!
Posted on 08/07/16 in The Kelpies Prize
Thank you to all the authors who submitted their titles for consideration for this year’s Kelpies Prize! We are thrilled to announce this year’s short …
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Features for Teachers: Writing Superpowered Stories
Posted on 03/06/16 in Features for Teachers
Looking for a way to encourage creative writing with your class? We asked The Superpower Project author Paul Bristow for his top writing tips and he g …
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What’s Greenock Famous For?
Posted on 26/05/16 in Author Interviews, Guest posts
There’s something in the Greenock water! With three wonderful authors from this West Coast town, we decided to ask them what makes Greenock famous and …
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Creating Characters in Illustrated Children’s Books – #FlorisDesign
Posted on 23/05/16 in Design and Illustration
With wacky expressions, silly quirks and heartfelt encounters, we know that characterisation brings personality to the page. At Floris, we think that …
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Guest Blog: Reading makes you better at football!
Posted on 19/05/16 in Guest posts
Danny Scott, author of the Scotland Stars F.C. series and goalie for Scotland Writers F.C. tells us why reading is important for football and other sp …
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