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Skye the Puffling

Guest post: Cute baby animals by Lynne Rickards

Posted on 24/03/16 in Guest posts

When the main character of your picture book is a baby puffin who grows up, you’ve got a bit of a problem. Skye the Puffling starts as a fluffy little …

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Spellchasers: The Magical New Trilogy by Lari Don

Posted on 18/03/16 in Competitions

5 Things You Need to Know About Spellchasers We spoke to Lari Don, author of the Fabled Beast Chronicles, Rocking Horse War and now The Beginner’s Gui …

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The Secret of the Kelpie in Scotland

Posted on 15/03/16 in Books

Every loch in Scotland, however beautiful, has its cold, dark depths. And every loch in Scotland has its kelpie. But it’s easy to forget those dangers …

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The Nowhere Emporium wins Blue Peter Best Story Award and Scottish Children’s Book Award 2016

Posted on 03/03/16 in Awards, Books

The Kelpies team are all thrilled to announce that Ross MacKenzie’s dazzling novel The Nowhere Emporium has won Best Story in this year’s the Blue Pet …

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Huzzah! Find your Viking name with Thorfinn!

Posted on 08/02/16 in Awards

What’s Your Vicious Viking Name? Have you ever wondered what your name would be if you were a Viking? Well, wonder no more! Use our Viking Name Genera …

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Features for Teachers: Resources based on previous 5-14 Curriculum

Posted on 08/01/16 in Features for Teachers

For several years, we produced free Teacher’s Guides to selected Kelpies. Below is a complete list of all the Teacher’s Guides currently available. Al …

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The Myth of the Beast

Posted on 10/12/15 in Competitions, Kate Leiper, Theresa Breslin

Earlier this year we launched a competition for three primary school children to win £100 worth of Kelpies books for their primary school libraries. C …

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Sea Monsters, Selkies and Other Mythical Creatures

Posted on 08/12/15 in Launches and Events

If you go down to the Scottish Storytelling Centre today (well, back in December 2017), you’ll find Kate Leiper’s stunning new exhibition of artwork f …

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Wrestling with a reluctant reader?

Posted on 27/10/15 in Books, Young Kelpies

I’m Suzanne, I work at Floris Books, and I have a reluctant reader. There. Now you know. I’ve said it. Until recently my 7 year old would read . . .  …

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Why Do We Still Tell Fairy Tales?

Posted on 23/10/15 in Folk and Fairy Tales

Once upon a time, there was a mother who told a story to her infant son. The story was full of magic, danger and adventure, but in the end they all li …

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