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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Gaelic book reviews on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

Posted on 21/04/16 in Books, Reviews

We were delighted to discover that five of our Kelpies books had been reviewed by keen Gaelic-speaking Kelpies readers for Aileag, BBC Radio nan Gaidh …