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Can Floris make it two in a row? Shortlist for Scottish Children’s Book Awards 2015 announced

by Floris Books • 28 August 2014 • Awards, Children's Books, Teen fiction • 0 Comments

Fresh from our success at the Scottish Children’s Book Awards 2014, where Kelpies author Janis Mackay took home the Younger Readers Award for her time-travel-trouble adventure The Accidental Time Traveller, we are proud to announce that we have had 3 books shortlisted once again for the 2015 Awards! Our three shortlisted books are: Pyrate’s...
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Stunning Illustration from Scandinavia – Celebrating Elsa Beskow

by Floris Books • 27 August 2014 • Children's Books • 0 Comments

Storytelling happens all over the world, every day, and it comes in many different forms. The content and themes of these tales vary hugely across different countries and the same goes for the illustrations that accompany them. For this week’s #FlorisDesign takeover we will be taking a closer look at the beautiful...
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Kelpies Prize 2014 winner announced!

by Floris Books • 15 August 2014 • Awards, Children's Books • 0 Comments

We’ve battled through a mountain of entries, spent six months reading all day every day, met three wonderful shortlisted authors, hosted one glamourous awards ceremony, and now we’re delighted to finally announce the winner of the Kelpies Prize 2014. A hearty congratulations to Lindsay Littleson and her charming tale of family love and how...
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Kelpies Prize celebrates tenth anniversary of launch with 2014 shortlist

by Floris Books • 15 July 2014 • Awards, Children's Books • 0 Comments

Every year as part of the Kelpies Prize, we look for the best unpublished children’s fiction with a Scottish twist. This year, the Kelpies Prize is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its launch and since February, our judges have been working their way through a mountain of entries to find our three finalists for...
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Illustrating the Tomtes with Brenda Tyler

by Floris Books • 21 April 2014 • Children's Books • 0 Comments

Earlier in the year, the Floris office was treated to a very special visit from Brenda Tyler, author-illustrator of our beautiful Hilltop picture book series. Brenda popped in to work with our design team on illustrations for her new Hilltop book, The Tomtes of Hilltop Stream, and we were lucky enough to catch her...
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Kelpies Design & Illustration Prize Winner Announced

by Floris Books • 15 March 2014 • Awards, Children's Books, Kelpies • 0 Comments

We are very excited to announce that Edinburgh-based illustrator Astrid Jaekel is the winner of the inaugural Kelpies Design & Illustration Prize! We made the announcement at an award ceremony last night at Edinburgh’s Gallery Seventeen, where we will also be showcasing the ten shortlisted entries this weekend. Astrid’s design for the cover of...
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The Kelpies Design & Illustration Prize — Shortlist Announced

by Floris Books • 21 February 2014 • Awards, Children's Books, Kelpies • 0 Comments

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Helpful tips for sharing wordless picture books

by Floris Books • 10 February 2014 • Children's Books, Steiner-Waldorf Education • 0 Comments

(From the Scottish Book Trust) 1. Describe what you see Describing the pictures encourages us to use language that is different from how we normally speak. This will expose children to a rich variety of language. 2. Point things out Take your time and point things out in the pictures. Pointing and labelling helps children to...
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What is a Tomte?

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

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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Floris Books celebrates International Talk Like A Pirate Day for Pyrate’s Boy

by Floris Books • 19 September 2013 • Children's Books • 0 Comments

Arrrrr, me scurvy Floris seadogs! Did ye ken that Thursday 19th September is International Talk Like A Pirate Day? Wha’ d’ye mean ‘NO’? Would ye like t’ try again? Did ye savvy it’s also th’ day Pyrate’s Boy by E.B. Colin, a handsome pirate yarn from the beauties at Floris Books, can fin’lly be...
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