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Lari Don @laridonwriter.bsky.social · 5d

Balor is not a friendly-looking giant, is he? And the pulley to lift his drooping eyelid is a complex mix of physics and magic (which, to be fair, is one of my favourite story mixtures!) Very impressed that @elisecillustration.com and the folk at @florisbooks.bsky.social got it right! #kidlitart

DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 6d

"Balor was huge, twice the size of any other giant. He had one eye much bigger than the other, with a massive heavy dropping eyelid pierced by an ivory ring, linked by ropes to ten more rings in his bristly eyebrow..."
@laridonwriter.bsky.social @elisecillustration.com
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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 2d

"The fanged and furry monster looked ferocious, but it didn’t eat people very often. The Afanc only ate people if they annoyed it.
However, it was quite easy to annoy the Afanc..."
How do you annoy this Welsh monster?
@laridonwriter.bsky.social @elisecillustration.com
#CelticFolkAndFairyTales

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 6d

"Balor was huge, twice the size of any other giant. He had one eye much bigger than the other, with a massive heavy dropping eyelid pierced by an ivory ring, linked by ropes to ten more rings in his bristly eyebrow..."
@laridonwriter.bsky.social @elisecillustration.com
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Lari Don @laridonwriter.bsky.social · 12d

This is gorgeous! Fascinating to see how the #selkie girl changed over time. (I only met the final version...) What wonderful work by @elisecillustration.com and indeed the fabulously creative folk of @florisbooks.bsky.social #theevolutionofaselkie #kidlitart #celticfolkandfairytales

DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 12d

From first rough to final illustration! We love @elisecillustration.com interpretation of the selkie princess in @laridonwriter.bsky.social retelling of The Selkie Hunter in Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales. What differences can you spot between the first sketch and the final artwork?

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 9d

Travel to the magical Celtic lands to meet shapeshifting selkies, duelling dragons, and a terrifying waterhorse...
Thanks to @sophieanderson.bsky.social for this brilliant review of Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales by @laridonwriter.bsky.social & @elisecillustration.com
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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 12d

From first rough to final illustration! We love @elisecillustration.com interpretation of the selkie princess in @laridonwriter.bsky.social retelling of The Selkie Hunter in Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales. What differences can you spot between the first sketch and the final artwork?

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 16d

Look who's now on Bluesky! If you are a fan of stories inspired by traditional tales and local folklore, featuring marvellous monsters and clever heroes, give her a follow!
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Lari Don @laridonwriter.bsky.social · 17d

I've never taken so long to research and write a book (due to #longcovid) so I've never been so delighted to hold a new book in my hands! I can't wait to share these #CelticTales, and @elisecillustration.com's stunning illustrations, with everyone! I don't have to wait long, it's published on 16 Oct

Shiny book on wooden table, black horse leaping across top of cover, seal wearing golden crown at bottom, wave of seawater curving between them. Title in green foil, centred between the horse and the seal: Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales, Magical Stories from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany. Two names in yellow at the bottom of the cover: Lari Don and Elise Carmichael

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 16d

Welcome to Bluesky, Lari!

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 22d

Join us for the launch of Abdullah's Bear Needs a Name! on Thursday 18th September, 7pm at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street. We can't wait! 🧸🎉

Buy your tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/yasmi...

Yasmin Hanif launches Abdullah's Bear Needs a Name! | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Yasmin Hanif launches Abdullah's Bear Needs a Name! today.

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 22d

Only 2 more days until the publication of Abdullah's Bear Needs a Name! by debut author Yasmin Hanif and @sophiebenmouyal.bsky.social! 🧸💛

Thanks to KILTS (Kids' Literature Scotland) for this fantastic review.

Pre-order a copy from the Kelpies website now!📚

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 27d

Win Firebloom by Justin Davies in our Bookzilla Book of the Month competition! 🔥

Thanks to @discoverkelpies.bsky.social, we have 5️⃣ copies of this fun and lively middle-grade adventure to give away.

Bookzilla Book of the Month: Firebloom by Justin Davies

We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.

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Tem Rae Wilder @temwilder.bsky.social · Sep 8

Beyond thrilled to have been chosen as the winner of the Kelpies Prize for Writing 2025 - I had such a great time meeting the other shortlisted writers especially, and am very excited to see where this road takes me!

DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · Sep 8

We had a wonderful time on Friday evening at the #KelpiesPrize for Writing and Illustration award ceremony! Congratulations to our 2025 winners, Tem Rae Wilder and Joshua Dau, and thank you to special guest presenter Alice Melvin.
See some of the winners' work: discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-priz...

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 29d

Happy #TeddyBearDay! 🐻

Download, colour in and name your own teddy bear here: discoverkelpies.co.u...

@YHanifWrites debut #PictureBook Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name, illustrated by Sophie Benmouyal, is out on 18th September. Preorder now on the Kelpies website.

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · Sep 8

We had a wonderful time on Friday evening at the #KelpiesPrize for Writing and Illustration award ceremony! Congratulations to our 2025 winners, Tem Rae Wilder and Joshua Dau, and thank you to special guest presenter Alice Melvin.
See some of the winners' work: discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-priz...

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The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · Aug 29

We're having great fun with @discoverkelpies.bsky.social and Justin Davies for the launch of Firebloom!

No jellyfish were harmed in the making of this book 🪼

#Bruntsfield #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse

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LordWoolamaloo @lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social · Aug 31

We had fun with the launch of Firebloom from Justin Davies (pub @discoverkelpies.bsky.social ) in @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social www.flickr.com/photos/woola...
Readings, sea shanties, drawing jellyfish, plus cake!!

#books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield #Photography #Photographie

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We had a return visit from author Justin Davies - we had a terrific night launching his children's novel Haarville a couple of years ago, and this month he and the Discover Kelpies publishing team wer...

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Sarah Broadley @sarahbroadley.bsky.social · Aug 30

A packed @edinb for the launch of the brilliant #MG Firebloom, written by the wonder that is Justin Davies and illustrated by the fabulous Francesca Ficorilli Published by @florisbooks.bsky.social, it's out now!

Full of jellyfish, intrigue and mayhem, you'll be hooked from the first page!

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Alastair Chisholm @alastairc.com · Aug 29

A lovely evening at the launch of FIREBLOOM by #JustinDavies at @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social . Every book launch should includes jellyfish facts and sea shanties!
@florisbooks.bsky.social #KidLitUk #Firebloom

Justin Savies (left) and Alastair Chisholm with a copy of the book Firebloom by Justin.

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · Aug 26

Abdullah's Bear Needs a Name by Yasmin Hanif and @sophiebenmouyal.bsky.social is a gentle yet powerful story about the value of cultural heritage🧸

Thank you to @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social for the wonderful review! ❤️

Pre-order your copy now: discoverkelpies.co.u...

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · Aug 22

Just 2 dates left to catch this brilliant show with
Janis Mackay and Nada Shawa! Mending Nets puts forward the simple and radical belief that the act of sharing stories and poetry from our lands can help people retrieve an unravelled sense of identity. ❤️
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Far From The Madding Crowd Bookshop @ffmaddingcrowd.bsky.social · Aug 21

Avast me hearties! We're welcoming Justin Davies to the shop THIS Saturday at 11am, he'll be signing copies of his latest maritime themed book: Firebloom!
He'll be signing, we'll be singing sea shanties from about half past (Joke! Or is it...) #ChooseBookshops
@discoverkelpies.bsky.social

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · Aug 20

What a jelly-tastic display! 🪼

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Far From The Madding Crowd Bookshop @ffmaddingcrowd.bsky.social · Aug 18

One of our favourite children's authors, Justin Davies, is heading to Linlithgow this Saturday to sign copies of his latest book, Firebloom - in which the isle of Stormcliff prepares for the annual Firebloom jellyfish festival! For more info and tickets: tinyurl.com/FFTMCFirebloom

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · Aug 20

Can you believe it's been ten years to the day since we published the first adventure of Thorfinn the Nicest Viking? Huzzah! ⚒️

David MacPhail is getting all sentimental over on the Kelpies blog as he looks back over the years, and ahead at what's next!

10 Years of Thorfinn and Velda! – DiscoverKelpies

We can’t quite believe it has been a whole decade since the first adventure of Thorfinn the Very-Very-Nice-Indeed! To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Thorfinn the Nicest Viking, author […]

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · Aug 13

It’s the start of the school year in Scotland, so let’s go #BackToSchool with Abdullah and his bear!

Yasmin Hanif's debut #PictureBook Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name, illustrated by Sophie Benmouyal, is publishing on 18th September.

Find out more: discoverkelpies.co.u...

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