Kelpies News and Features

#FlorisDesign Illustrator Interview: Matthew Land

Posted on 10/09/14 in Design and Illustration, Fun Stuff

Illustrator of… With the release date of our stunning Traditional Scottish Tales just around the corner, we thought you might like to meet the illus …

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Scottish Children's Book Awards shortlist

Meet the new Scottish Children’s Book Award shortlist!

Posted on 28/08/14 in Awards, Scottish Children's Book Awards

Not too long ago, we were super-excited to tell you all about Janis Mackay’s win at the Scottish Children’s Book Awards 2014. But hold the bus, reader …

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Lindsay Littleson - winner of the Kelpies Prize 2014

Summer holiday secrets win Kelpies Prize 2014!

Posted on 15/08/14 in Awards, Edinburgh International Book Festival

The wait is finally over! After months of reading and weeks of waiting, we’re so excited to tell you that the winner of the Kelpies Prize 2014 is… L …

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#FlorisDesign Illustrator Questionnaire: Astrid Jaekel

Posted on 13/08/14 in Design and Illustration, Fun Stuff

Illustrator of… Last summer Astrid became the very first winner of our very first Kelpies Design & Illustration Prize, and what a winner she was! …

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Illustrator interview with Kirsteen Harris-Jones

#FlorisDesign Illustrator Interview: Kirsteen Harris-Jones

Posted on 30/07/14 in Design and Illustration, Fun Stuff

Kirsteen Harris-Jones is the illustrator of…   Kirsteen illustrated her first Picture Kelpies book, No Such Thing as Nessie!, back in 2013 for Ch …

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Kelpies Prize 2014

Who will win the Kelpies Prize 2014?

Posted on 29/07/14 in Awards, The Kelpies Prize

Yes, lovely readers, it’s that time of year again! Every year at Floris, we look far and wide for the next book to join our brilliant collection of Ke …

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#FlorisDesign Illustrator Interview: Leah McDowell

Posted on 16/07/14 in Design and Illustration, Fun Stuff

Illustrator of… Leah has been illustrating Kelpies for nearly three years now and has stacked up an awesome variety of fun, spooky and sinister cove …

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Cover reveal! Introducing The Fabled Beast Chronicles by Lari Don

Posted on 09/05/14 in Authors, Lari Don

Happy Friday, Kelpies readers! And boy, do we have a treat for you. A cover reveal treat, that is! You might have heard some whispers over on the Disc …

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The Accidental Time Traveller by Janis Mackay

Time Travel Trouble at the Scottish Children’s Book Awards!

Posted on 07/03/14 in Scottish Children's Book Awards

The DiscoverKelpies team are very excited to tell you that the wonderful Janis Mackay has been announced as one of the winners of the Scottish Childre …

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Attack of the Giant Robot Chickens

Greetings from the Brotherhood of the Egg

Posted on 20/02/14 in Fun Stuff

Breaking news, live from the DiscoverKelpies coop in deepest, darkest Edinburgh. Fowl play was suspected this morning at the newly renamed Hatching Ga …

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