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    What is a Tomte?

    by  • 27 January 2014 • Children's Books • 0 Comments

    Tomtes of Hilltop Stream cover

    The tomte (or nisse in Norway and Denmark) is a creature from Scandinavian myth. Tomtes are generally thought to be small, bearded men who wear brightly coloured caps, although there are many regional variations to the story. They are rarely seen by humans so it is very difficult to obtain an accurate description! Traditionally,...

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    Kelpies Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

    by  • 10 July 2013 • Children's Books • 0 Comments

    Kelpies 10th Anniversary

    This year we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of our Kelpies imprint of Scottish children’s novels.  Floris took over the Kelpies list from fellow Scottish publisher Canongate in 2002 but it wasn’t until 2003 that we published our first original Kelpie, The Chaos Clock by Gill Arbuthnott. To celebrate this milestone we gathered our...

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    Floris Hits the Headlines

    by  • 27 June 2013 • Awards, Children's Books • 0 Comments

    Floris Books article in The Herald newspaper

    We were thrilled to be featured in an article in The Herald newspaper following the announcement that we published all three books in the shortlist for the Scottish Children’s Book Awards 2013 Younger Readers category (8-11 years old). All the Floris team are proud of our three talented shortlisted authors Caroline Clough, Janis Mackay...

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    Floris Books write history at the Scottish Children’s Book Awards 2013

    by  • 19 June 2013 • Awards, Children's Books • 0 Comments

    Floris Books have made history by being the first publisher to publish all three shortlisted books in one category at the Scottish Children’s Book Awards. The three shortlisted books are: •  Black Tide by Caroline Clough •  The Accidental Time Traveller by Janis Mackay •  Really Weird Removals.com by Daniela Sacerdoti     All three books,...

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