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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 02/10/2026

BEST ART 🦭 11:11 by Ashling Larkin 🦭 A Duel of Fools 2 by Cat Laird 🦭 I Know the Way Out by Tom Humberstone and Chrissy Williams 🦭 It Flows Down From the Hill by Norrie 🦭 Secret Agent Nessie by Gary Chudleigh & Laura Howell

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 02/10/2026

BEST SHORT COMIC 🦭 A Duel of Fools 2 by Cat Laird 🦭 I Know the Way Out by Tom Humberstone and Chrissy Williams 🦭 It Flows Down From the Hill by Norrie 🦭 Secret Agent Nessie by Gary Chudleigh & Laura Howell 🦭 Slow Shift by Erin McGrath

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Alastair Chisholm @alastairc.com · 24/09/2026

This week #IAmReading MY NAME IS SAMIM by Fidan Miekle, a heart-rending story of a young asylum seeker told in a wonderfully engaging and accessible way. Absolutely recommend ❤️ 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading... #FidanMiekle @florisbooks.bsky.social #MyNameIsSamim

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My Name Is Samim by Fidan Miekle

I Am Reading: My Name Is Samim by Fidan Miekle

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Nowhere Emporium is open for business. Bring your imagination… When the mysterious shop from nowhere arrives in Glasgow, orphan Daniel is drawn into its magical world. The award-winning middle-grade sensation is beautifully reimagined in this illustrated HB edition. discoverkelpies.co.u...

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Lari Don @laridonwriter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It’s the #AutumnEquinox! A magical time of year, and also when the third #adventure in the #FabledBeast series is set. Storm Singing is filled with wild storms, #selkies, #mermaids and sea #monsters, all on the north coast of #Scotland… #kidlit #fantasy #FabledBeasts @discoverkelpies.bsky.social

A book lying on a wooden table. The cover is mostly blue and white, filled with swirling stormy waves, and a small boat rising up on a curved wave. The boat has the figure of a centaur standing in it, a human figure sitting in it, and a seal’s head surfacing beside it. At the top of the cover is the series title Fabled Beast Chronicles, just above the boat is the title Storm Singing and Other Tangled Tasks, and at the bottom of the cover image is the name Lari Don. Cover illustration is by Manuel Sumberac

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Floris Books @florisbooks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Join our team! We are recruiting for a part-time Junior Designer with an eye for design, page layout, typography and illustration, and a head for project management. Find full information and details on how to apply here - www.florisbooks.co.u... Closing: 9th October 2026 at 5pm. #jobsinpublishing

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Never stop believing in your magic." Thank you to our guest presenter Nadine Aisha Jassat for your inspiring words! #KelpiesPrize

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Huge congratulations to our Kelpies Prize 2026 winners Christine Irvine and Susan Mitchell! #KelpiesPrize

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A toast to Kathryn and Lindsey for all the brilliant work Fraser Ross Associates has done for authors and illustrators over the years! 🥂 #KelpiesPrize

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The wonderful Janis Mackay, winner of the 2009 Kelpies Prize, has joined us today to read extracts from our shortlisted entries!

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

And we're rolling! Join us live at the Kelpies Prize for Writing and Illustration 2026 Award Ceremony: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_mP... #KelpiesPrize

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's almost time for the Kelpies Prize for Writing and Illustration 2026 Award Ceremony! Join us live online from 6.15pm www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_mP... #KelpiesPrize

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Lari Don @laridonwriter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Postcards of Edinburgh (ie where I write) and #CelticTales (ie what I write) heading to a primary school in the West of Scotland, as part of the @KidlitScotland #postiepals scheme, linking authors to young readers and writers by lovely old-fashioned snail mail! @discoverkelpies.bsky.social

2 postcards on a wooden table. One with Edinburgh written along the top of an atmospheric pinky-purple skyline pic of the city, including the dark bulk of Edinburgh castle. The other showing a cover of a book with a black horse leaping across top of cover, a seal wearing golden crown at bottom, a 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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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Win My Name Is Zayn in our Junior Book of the Month competition! Fidan Meikle's gripping follow-up to the award-winning My Name Is Samim (@discoverkelpies.bsky.social) charts Zayn's difficult new life in the UK following a traumatic Channel crossing. www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-of-the-...

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Lari Don @laridonwriter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I had so much fun sharing #CelticTales in the @edbookfest.bsky.social schools programme a couple of weeks ago. The pupils had splendid ideas for monster-defeating stories, and asked lots of excellent questions! (illustrations and cover art by @elisecillustration.com ) @discoverkelpies.bsky.social

A white woman with silver hair, wearing black vest and trousers, and kimono top with green and blue pattern on white, smiling and holding an open book. The book cover shows a black horse leaping across top of the cover, a seal wearing golden crown at the bottom, a 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. Behind the woman is a tent with the words ‘Courtyard Theatre’ visible.

White woman with silver hair, wearing white facemask, plus black vest and kimono top with green and blue patterns on white. She’s sitting at a table covered in black fabric, with a black banner behind saying Waterstones. There is an open book on the table, with the title Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales in green writing. There are some coloured sharpies on the table, and a messy pile of yellow post-it notes. The woman is signing the book with a blue pen.

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Did you know it’s National Read a Book Day? 📚 To celebrate, the Kelpies team are sharing some of their favourite books! Whatever you’re passionate about, there’s a book for it! Head to our website to find your next read: discoverkelpies.co.uk/ #NationalReadaBookDay #GoAllIn

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Coming soon... (Re)discover Ross MacKenzie's modern classic that has been capturing young readers' imaginations for over a decade. Find this gorgeous new edition, with dynamic illustrations and a unique die-cut cover in a bookshop near you from 24th September! Or pre-order: discoverkelpies.co.u...

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We are so looking forward to the Big Wig Children's Festival at Wigtown Book Festival this year! Don't miss Yasmin Hanif, Jude Reid and Kate Leiper, plus lots more. And did you know that they have a fantastic family pass deal that gives you access to all children's events? tickets.wigtownbookf...

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It's #InternationalBatNight this weekend! Have you ever seen a bat in the wild? Look around woodlands and open water at dusk - they'll be hunting midgies for dinner! Discover more fun facts in An Amazing Animal Atlas of Scotland, a must-have for all young explorers! discoverkelpies.co.u...

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Happy International Dog Day! 🐕 Meet our very own adorable (and ever so slightly mischievous) canine friends in Greyfriars Bobby: A Puppy's Tale, The Great Highland Games Chase, My First Scottie Dog and Peg the Little Sheepdog. Find our more here: discoverkelpies.co.uk/

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Happy Publication Day to Fidan Meikle and My Name Is Zayn! This is the stunning follow-up to Jhalak Prize winner My Name Is Samim - fans will be gripped to hear wise-cracking Zayn's side of the story. Find #MyNameIsZayn in your local bookshops and libraries now! discoverkelpies.co.u...

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

For #ScottishWildcatDay, we're reading Willow the Wildcat - a gorgeous tale of two wildcat siblings learning to appreciate each other and work as a team 🩷 Featuring dynamic (and adorable) watercolour illustrations and written in Lynne Rickards' signature rhyme! discoverkelpies.co.u...

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Mostly Book Talk @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

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

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Mostly Book Talk @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

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...

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

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...

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Jude Reid @squintywitch.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

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.

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

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

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

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...

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

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...

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Floris Books @florisbooks.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

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...

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

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...

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

“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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My Name Is Samim

Middle school books, middle grade books, books for tweens, middle school library, middle grade literature, #MGLit, librarian, kids

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Floris Books @florisbooks.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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

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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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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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...

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

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...

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The Bear & The Fox @bearandfoxblog.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

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

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

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...

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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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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

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...

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

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

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

“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...

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

Fidan Meikle lives in West Lothian

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

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

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

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...

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

“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...

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Lari Don @laridonwriter.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

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

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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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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

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...

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Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Wild Unicorn Chase by David MacPhail – My Book Corner

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

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

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My Book Corner @mybookcorner.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

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

Picture shows the front cover of the book Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Wild Unicorn Chase by David MacPhail

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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

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

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