Picture Kelpies

The Picture Kelpies are a range of Scottish children's picture books, all of which have Scottish authors or illustrators, are set in Scotland or have Scottish themes and are suitable for 3 to 6 year olds. Our Picture Kelpies authors include Lari Don, Lynne Rickards and Gill Arbuthnott.

Visit our Kelpies website to find games, colouring in and videos to enjoy with your children. You can also like our Kelpies Facebook page to keep up to date with Picture Kelpies news, events and competitions.

Illustration from The Giant Panda Party by Gill Arbuthnott
An Amazing Animal Atlas of Scotland

An Amazing Animal Atlas of Scotland

Illustrated by Anders Frang
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Meet the amazing animals of Scotland in this beautiful gift book, packed full of fun facts, vibrant illustrations and maps showing where to spot these wonderf... Read more

An Amazing History Atlas of Scotland

An Amazing History Atlas of Scotland

David MacPhail; Illustrated by Anders Frang
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From Neolithic settlers and Vikings to Jacobites and World War II evacuees, discover how Scotland's places connect to the nation's rich histo... Read more

An Amazing Illustrated Atlas of Scotland

An Amazing Illustrated Atlas of Scotland

David MacPhail; Illustrated by Anders Frang
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From warrior kings and mythical monsters to famous landmarks and unique wildlife, discover something you didn’t know about Scotland... Read more

Awesome Scottish Castles: Sticker and Activity Book

Awesome Scottish Castles: Sticker and Activity Book

Illustrated by Moreno Chiacchiera
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Discover Scotland's most awesome castles in this bright and lively activity book, bursting with a variety of things to do! Created in pa... Read more

Bagpipes, Beasties and Bogles

Bagpipes, Beasties and Bogles

Tim Archbold
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Meet Charlie McCandlewick, who sweeps the bogle creatures of the night out from under your bed, on your stairs and away from your windows. But what does Charlie do with the beasti... Read more

Can't-Dance-Cameron: A Scottish Capercaillie Story

Can't-Dance-Cameron: A Scottish Capercaillie Story

Emily Dodd; Illustrated by Katie Pamment
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Cameron the capercaillie thinks he's the worst dancer in the Scottish Cairngorms but maybe with the help of his new friend, Hazel ... Read more

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