Four new episodes out now! Klaus Flugge shortlist @andersenpress.bsky.social  Kristina Rahim and Cath Howe @nosycrow.bsky.social  Clare Pollard, new middle grade The Othernauts @bonnierbooks.bsky.social  Fidan Meikle, debut middle-grade, My Name Is Samim @florisbooks.bsky.social

Four new episodes out now! Klaus Flugge shortlist @andersenpress.bsky.social  Kristina Rahim and Cath Howe @nosycrow.bsky.social  Clare Pollard, new middle grade The Othernauts @bonnierbooks.bsky.social  Fidan Meikle, debut middle-grade, My Name Is Samim @florisbooks.bsky.social

It's International Owl Awareness Day, and we spotted a couple of gorgeous tawny owls in this night-time forest scene from An Amazing Animal Atlas of Scotland, illustrated by Anders Frang. What other creatures can you spot? discoverkelpies.co.u...

A very happy Ross MacKenzie seeing the new special edition of The Nowhere Emporium for the first time! Swipe to see some of the fabulous new illustrations by Mariano Epelbaum and head to our website to pre-order your copy! discoverkelpies.co.uk/.../adv.../n...

I love the monsters kids come up with for this workshop - including "a kelpie that sucks your blood (only the size of thumbelina)" and "a giant turtle that sticks driftwood to its back (so it can plunge down to the depths with shipwrecked mariners and drown them)". Lovely, ghoulish, no notes.

DiscoverKelpies@discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 2w ago

Wigtown tickets on sale now! Check out the full programme for teddy bear storytime with Yasmin Hanif, sea monster creation with @squintywitch.bsky.social, dragon jigsaw designing with Kate Leiper and much more! tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales

Wigtown tickets on sale now! Check out the full programme for teddy bear storytime with Yasmin Hanif, sea monster creation with @squintywitch.bsky.social, dragon jigsaw designing with Kate Leiper and much more! tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales

Discover the award-winning #MyNameIsSamim by Fidan Meikle this #WorldChessDay! Samim loves chess. He plays at home in Afghanistan, alone at the detention centre, and eventually at the chess club at school in the UK. A wry, moving story of courage, resilience and friendship. discoverkelpies.co.u...

We're delighted to announce our guests for this year's #KelpiesPrize award ceremony! 🏆 Award-winning author and poet Nadine Aisha Jassat will be our guest presenter. 📖 Janis Mackay will read extracts from the shortlisted entries. Check out the shortlist: discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-priz...

This #TeddyBearPicnicDay, join us at our very own teddy bear picnic with Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name by Yasmin Hanif and Sophie Benmouyal 🧸 We recommend reading this sweet story about the value of cultural heritage with your favourite teddy by your side 💛 www.florisbooks.co.u...

Looking for the perfect book to entertain adventurous young readers this summer? Join Velda and the crew of the Mangy Mutt on their wild and hilarious journey to discover if unicorns really do exist in Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Wild Unicorn Chase. Find out more: discoverkelpies.co.u...

“MY NAME IS SAMIM is a great book to add to a list of books about different immigrant experiences” says @msyingling.bskysocial of this #MG title” of My Name Is Samin @discoverkelpies.bsky.social (SLJ) Booth 3631 #ALAAC26 msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/2026/04/my-n...

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Thanks so much for making @laridonwriter.bsky.social's Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales your Book Trailer of the Day @shelf-awareness.com 😍https://www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/2026-06-22/book_trailer_of_the_day:_celtic_folk_and_fairy_tales.html

Book Trailer of the Day: Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales

Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales: Magical Stories from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany by Lari Don, illus. by Elise

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Are you ready to join the Mangy Mutt crew on their quest to discover if unicorns really do exist? From Pictland to the North Sea, prepare yourself for a wild, hilarious, and stinky journey! 🦄 Grab your copy of Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Wild Unicorn Chase here: discoverkelpies.co.u...

It's been an exciting couple of weeks for Fidan Meikle, who was announced as the winner of the Federation of Children's Book Groups Children's Book Award this Saturday! Thank you to all the children who voted for #MyNameIsSamim ❤ discoverkelpies.co.uk/books/advent...

I've been sitting on some exciting news for the past couple of weeks, but now the cat is finally out of the bag! I'm incredibly delighted to share that I have been shortlisted for the Kelpies Prize for Writing 2026, and I’m grateful to be recognised alongside such talented writers. #booksky

DiscoverKelpies@discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Kelpies Prize 2026 Shortlist is here! ILLUSTRATION shortlist: Flora Luckman, Aneta Lukianska, Anna Mac, Susan Mitchell, Jenni Sheward WRITING shortlist: @mjburnsart.bsky.social @bearandfoxblog.bsky.social Christine Irvine, Louisa MacDougall, Hannah Watson discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-priz...

MY NAME IS SAMIM from @discoverkelpies.bsky.social is “deliberate in showing good & bad, kind & manipulative, cruel & generous...not to have a single character’s religion, or culture, or gender, or ethnicity shoulder...more than just themselves” islamicschoollibrarian.com/2026/05/05/m...

My Name is Samim by Fidan Meikle

It has been a minute since I have read a refugee story, and was glad to see a new middle grade title published as the timeliness of immigrants and empathy is as critical as ever. I will admit thoug…

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The Kelpies Prize 2026 Shortlist is here! ILLUSTRATION shortlist: Flora Luckman, Aneta Lukianska, Anna Mac, Susan Mitchell, Jenni Sheward WRITING shortlist: @mjburnsart.bsky.social @bearandfoxblog.bsky.social Christine Irvine, Louisa MacDougall, Hannah Watson discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-priz...

My Name Is Samim by Fidan Meikle is the WINNER of the Jhalak Children's & YA Prize 2026! 🤩 We could not be more delighted and we are so proud to publish this incredible book ❤️ If you loved Samim's story, look out for the follow-up, My Name Is Zayn, this August! #JhalakPrize #MyNameisSamim

Your 2026 #JhalakPrize winners are here 🙌🏾✨ Huge congratulations to Maggie Harris, Fidan Meikle and Diana Evans for winning the Poetry, Children's & YA and Prose prizes for their "courageous and defiant" works. Find out more 📚🏆 buff.ly/X9ExSwh

“It was that…boy’s story–his resilience, courage & faith in a better future against all odds–that stayed with me & …became the seed for this book” @discoverkelpies.bsky.social Fidan Meikle winner of 2026 Jhalak Children’s and Young Adult Prize on MY NAME IS SAMIM www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

The Scotland-based writer inspired by teen refugee who has scooped literary award

Fidan Meikle lives in West Lothian

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We're excited for Borders Book Festival next weekend! Have you got your tickets? (🎟️ links in replies) 🐦 Create a creature with Kate McLelland 🗼🌊 Discover a mysterious lighthouse with Jude Reid 🧸 Name your teddy bear with Yasmin Hanif 🪼 Spot the jellyfish with Justin Davies

What's your unicorn name? 🦄🦄🦄 Your birth date and month will tell you! Swipe to find out author David MacPhail's unicorn name... and comment yours below! Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Wild Unicorn Chase is now available everywhere books are sold. discoverkelpies.co.u...

“ABDULLAH’S BEAR NEEDS A NAME! by British-Pakistani author Yasmin Hanif is a story with roots in culture but also the universal aspect of growing up, having to label things you identify with and love” published by @discoverkelpies.bsky.social kidsbookbuzz.com/product/abdu...

I’m very excited about this! I’m doing a #CelticTales event in @edbookfest.bsky.social's schools prog, on Tue 25 Aug, for P4-7s. Looking forward to sharing a monster myth and showing @elisecillustration.com's fab illustrations! More info: www.edbookfest.co.uk/schools @discoverkelpies.bsky.social

Schools programme | Edinburgh International Book Festival

Teachers, educators, young readers... welcome to the Schools programme!Picture this: dozens of buses rolling up, thousands of little footsteps entering ven

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OOORAHHH! The #VeldaTheAwesomestViking blog tour is go! Thanks @sarahbroadley.bsky.social @mybookcorner.bsky.social for kicking off the week with a fabulous review: mybookcorner.co.uk/velda-the-aw... Order your copy: discoverkelpies.co.uk/books/humour...

My Book Corner@mybookcorner.bsky.social · 3mo ago

JOIN US ON THE BLOG TOUR TODAY! 🎉🎉🎉 Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Wild Unicorn Chase by David MacPhail 🦄🦄🦄 Review by @sarahbroadley.bsky.social @discoverkelpies.bsky.social #Davidmacphail #Richardmorgan #YoungKelpies #kidsbooks #kidlit#childrensbooks#unicorns#childrensillustration

BLOG TOUR ALERT! Kicking off this Monday, Velda the Awesomest Viking goes on tour! Mon 25th - @mybookcorner.bsky.social Tue 26th - @booklib61.bsky.social Wed 27th - @richreadalot.bsky.social Thu 28th - Kid Lit Scotland Fri 29th - @erinlynhamilton.bsky.social Mon 1st - @booksuperhero2.bsky.social

We are delighted to be taking part on Monday in the blog tour for the super 'Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Wild Unicorn Chase' by David MacPhail! @discoverkelpies.bsky.social #Davidmacphail #Richardmorgan #YoungKelpies #childrensbooks #booksforkids

OOOORRAAAAHHHHH! Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Wild Unicorn Chase is OUT NOW! Story by David MacPhail, illustrations by Richard Morgan Find out more: discoverkelpies.co.uk/books/humour... Video extract: youtu.be/uwbvF1TcVhM #VeldaTheAwesomestViking #YoungKelpies #ChildrensBooks

Happy St Yves Day! (Patron saint of #Brittany) To celebrate, here are some #Breton fairies, one of @elisecillustration.com's fantastic illustrations in our Celtic Folk & Fairy Tales collection. #StYvesDay #fairies #fairytales #nevertrustafairy @discoverkelpies.bsky.social @florisbooks.bsky.social

With the #PaisleyBookFestival schools programme already underway with Fidan Meikle, we're getting excited about their Family Day this Saturday 16th May! Links for FREE tickets in reply