Tom Palmer's latest children's book deftly explores the complexity of war through the eyes of a boy who is battling his own confused emotions on the subject. Jack is a dog-loving 11-year-old, about to embark on a school visit to D-Day Normandy. What should be a treat takes on new resonance when his dad, a... Continue Reading →

The 2018 Highland Book Prize was presented this weekend (Sat 11) at the Ullapool Book Festival.  The award is a celebration of published work that recognises the rich landscape and cultural diversity of the Highlands. Seeing the grown-up stories of our region valued in this way got us thinking about how many brilliant children's books... Continue Reading →

Thorfinn is different from other Vikings. He's polite, charming and loves glitter - characteristics that his smelly, battle-hardened contemporaries find rather unsettling. This is the seventh story in David MacPhail's successful series, and sees chief's son Thorfinn, and his crew, head to Shetland to compete in the Great Fire Festival, where they seem destined to... Continue Reading →

A round-up of the month’s Scottish children’s book news. This month marks 200 years since the birth of Queen Victoria, and Scottish children's authors Barbara Henderson and Lindsay Littleson are marking the occasion with a unique book tour. The friends, who have both published books set in Victorian Scotland, will spend a week visiting locations... Continue Reading →

A monthly podcast celebrating Scottish children's libraries and stories is due to launch this summer. Hosted by the Youth Libraries Group for Scotland (YLG), the podcast aims to raise awareness about the group's work and to bring together those who share a passion for children's books. “We thought it was a good way to promote... Continue Reading →

This is our favourite new picture book of the year. The story of two squirrel friends who work together to solve a woodland crime, it is sweet and funny – with loads of learning packed in. Rosie is furious when she finds that her secret nut store has been raided, so with help from her... Continue Reading →

The crew of the Titanic may not have had a knack for navigation, but Lindsay Littleson, whose latest children's novel centres on the disaster, is a master at it. Her stories may tackle challenging, often emotive, topics, but she lights a way through with such clarity and compassion that you finish enriched by the journey... Continue Reading →

Seven Stories is a new Roaring Reads feature in which we ask a Scottish children's author to share some stories about themselves. Pauline Tait launches the third picture book in her enchanting The Fairy in the Kettle series next month. We caught up with the author as she prepared for a busy May. 1 - NEWS... Continue Reading →