First ladybird of the year, on sunny garden path. #spring #edinburgh

Happy St Patrick’s Day! Here’s some Irish mythological magic for you: the Children of Lir being transformed into swans, one of @elisecillustration.com’s striking illustrations in our Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales. #StPatricksDay #ChildrenofLir #Irishmyths #kidlit #kidlitart #CelticTales

An odd clash of ‘days’ today: Mother’s Day plus #LongCovidAwarenessDay. I’m reflecting on how almost 6 years of #longcovid has devasted my capacity to be a mother, daughter, wife, sister, cousin, friend, neighbour, member of society… Roll on research and treatment, so we can all join in again.

It’s #WorldBookDay and it’s St Piran’s Day, the patron saint of #Cornwall. So it’s the perfect day to share a page of #Cornish #piskies! Beautifully illustrated by @elisecillustration.com, for a Piskie Market tale in our Celtic Folk and Fairytales. #StPiransDay #CelticTales #kidilit #kidlitart

Happy St David's Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 It seemed only fitting to share a Welsh story about dragons from Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales! Stories retold by Lari Don, with beautiful illustrations by @elisecillustration.com Find out more: discoverkelpies.co.u...

Happy St David’s Day! To celebrate, here are a couple of roaring #Welsh dragons, in a fantastic illustration by @elisecillustration.com, in our Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales collection. #dragons #CelticTales #StDavidsDay #Welshlegends #Wales #FolkloreSunday @florisbooks.bsky.social

Last chance to win! #Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales is Scottish Book Trust's Book of the Month, and you only have until 11.59pm tomorrow to enter the competition to win a shiny copy full of magic & monsters! www.scottishbooktrust.com/competitions... @elisecillustration.com @discoverkelpies.bsky.social

I’ve not had the energy to get out for a wee walk since mid January, so I was worried I would miss the banks of snowdrops on #Edinburgh’s #cyclepath. But when I made it out yesterday, there they were, patiently nodding away, waiting for me! #longcovid #smallpleasures

Small writerly pleasures: putting a page of research notes about whirlpools in the writing folder marked ‘current’ … #amwriting #amresearching

“Kelpies, selkies, changelings, imps & giants stride through these richly crafted worlds...anything is possible & unlikely heroes emerge” in CELTIC FOLK AND FAIRY TALES by @laridonwriter.bsky.social published by @florisbooks.bsky.social www.scottishbooktrust.com/competitions...

I’m delighted that Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales is @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social's Junior Book of the Month for February! (And look, they’re offering a chance to win a copy!) www.scottishbooktrust.com/competitions... #celtictales #bookofthemonth #storytelling #kidlit @elisecillustration.com

Wishing all story-lovers an inspiring and exciting #NationalStorytellingWeek! Here’s a video of me telling a Manx waterhorse tale, with a bit of extra magic added by @discoverkelpies.bsky.social using Elise Carmichael’s fab illustrations: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv6N... #CelticTales #storytelling

One of the few advantages of moving very slowly: spotting very small things… #fungi #fungitobewith #longcovid #Edinburgh

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. We're all warm and cosy, our pyjamas are on, As we gather for storytime with our Lari Don! youtu.be/wv6NhdtnPVk @LariDonWriter

Look at all these lovely books! (Mince pies and mulled wine too!) I'll be here, ready to sign books and chat to readers, from 11-11.30 tomorrow (Saturday) morning. Hope to see you there!)

This is where I'll be, this Saturday, at 11 til 1.1.30 am, surrounded by books and signing pens (and mince pies, apparently) #Edinburgh #signedbooks

Storytime with author @laridonwriter.bsky.social featuring a tale from one of her wonderful @florisbooks.bsky.social collections youtu.be/wv6NhdtnPVk?...

Pop into these Edinburgh bookshops this Thursday to meet @laridonwriter.bsky.social and @elisecillustration.com! Approx times: 9:30 @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social 10:00 Blackwell's South Bridge 10:30 Waterstones Edinburgh 11:00 @goldenharebooks.bsky.social 11:30 Ginger & Pickles

Wow, Philip Longson's illustrations are so beautiful and dramatic! But beware - Halloween is not a night to trust Fairy Queens, or any other beings in fancy dresses and cloaks!

Ooh look! I get to visit some of my favourite #bookshops and #booksellers! And meet the #illustrator whose work I’ve been admiring through many many edits! (And sign lots of shiny books for readers too…) @elisecillustration.com #Edinburgh #CelticTales #signedbooks

My favourite silver birch, turning to gold. (It’s the tallest tree I can see from my kitchen window, so keeps me connected to the seasons even when I can’t leave the house…) #autumn #Scotland

What are your favourite children's books for #SpookySeason? Head over to our blog to see some of ours, including a sneak peek at Jude Reid's debut (out March 2026!), plus favourites from @laridonwriter.bsky.social, Ross Mackenzie, @alexnye.bsky.social and more! discoverkelpies.co.uk/2021/10/spoo...

Don't miss @laridonwriter.bsky.social guest post for @booksfromscotland.bsky.social - all about the fascinating connections between stories told in different places across the Celtic lands! Read it here: booksfromscotland.com/2025/10/celt... #CelticFolkAndFairyTales #CelticTales

Oooh! Maps and stories! Two of my favourite things!

I’m excited about sharing this book (published today!) with you. It contains so many of my favourite things: untrustworthy fairies, battling dragons, shapeshifting magic & strong clever girls who defeat their own monsters. And amazing art by @elisecillustration.com #Celtictales #storytelling #kidlit

Happy book birthday to @laridonwriter.bsky.social and @elisecillustration.com - the stunning Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales is out today! We highly recommend you watch this fantastic video of Lari telling her version of the Manx waterhorse tale: youtu.be/wv6NhdtnPVk

Publication day! Time to send these beautiful beasties out into the world! Celtic Folk And Fairy Tales is now available wherever you like to get your selkie, dragon, shapeshifter, monster & changeling tales. The amazing artwork is by @elisecillustration.com #kidlit #celtictales #folklore #folktales

I have a fond admiration for plants which are still growing new green, while all the plants around them are turning gold #Edinburgh #cyclepath #determination

If you listen REALLY carefully, there are at least four different ways to escape a waterhorse in this tale. But if the waterhorse standing between you and the nearest way, that's when it gets really scary! #waterhorses #stronggirls #folktales

👉 Please watch Lives Interrupted to hear directly from young people living with Long Covid. Their voices, with their message, deserve to be heard. (also on our YouTube) vm.tiktok.com/ZNdnq5UmG/ #TikTok #CharityFilm #LivesInterrupted

I love telling trad tales out loud! So @florisbooks.bsky.social created a video of me telling the first tale in our Celtic Folk And Fairy Tales collection. Here’s our 12 min 'How To Escape a Waterhorse' with magical artwork by @elisecillustration.com #storytelling www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv6N...

No one will care more for this country or its people than the SNP. Scotland works best when everyone who lives here is included, valued and supported. #SNP25

enjoying autumn's colours, one leaf at a time #Edinburgh #cyclepath

The #KelpiesPrize for Writing and Illustration 2026 is NOW OPEN for entries! We're looking for new writers and illustrators who live in Scotland and want to make a career in children's books. If that sounds like you, head to our website for full details! discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-priz...

I've turned my writing shed into a studio so I can film wee clips about my new book Celtic Folk And Fairy Tales to share with you. I've even filmed a full-length telling of one Celtic tale! Doesn't @elisecillustration.com artwork look splendid on the walls? @discoverkelpies.bsky.social #storytelling

Aha! Lovely to see how Elise Carmichael created our very dramatic Welsh water monster, the Afanc! The early sketches are fascinating, showing how an illustrator uses scribbled words from the written description as part of their process… #CelticFolkandFairyTales #kidlitart #watermonsters #Afanc

Heartwarming story

Last of the brambles! We have a variety of berries in our unkempt garden (inc goosegogs, tayberries and these teeny tiny brambles) which all ripen at different times, giving me something to harvest and nibble from late June onwards. But we’ve now reached the end of the berries this year...

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

Oooh, what a lovely review, from one of my favourite writers of magic! I'm delighted you enjoyed our #CelticTales, @sophieanderson.bsky.social !

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

STV have been urged to reverse the decision to axe its north of Scotland news programme

Thank you for the fantastic review @sarahbroadley.bsky.social! 🧸💛

I reread Emma regularly, and I realised this time that I identified more with Mr Woodhouse - with his desire to stay in, to be warm and cosy, not be to surprised by new things – than with any of the young women and their intrigues. Not sure if that’s age, wisdom, or #longcovid… #emma #janeausten

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! @laridonwriter.bsky.social

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

Hello. Very new here. Just finding my feet. Will post a few things once I get the hang of it! (In the meantime, nice to meet you all!)