Well, this year so far has been a bit of a whirlwind. Two new books have come out in quick succession - Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales for Children and Peekaboo Coo. Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales was a great project to do, involving lots of research into traditional Scottish tales. I’ve picked 14 stories … Continue reading New Books Round-Up!
One of the best days of the year - World Book Day - is fast approaching and this year it will be Thursday 7th March. I've received lots of enquiries about author events for the day and I'm now booked for 7th and 8th March this year. As ever, I'm more than happy to arrange … Continue reading World Book Day 2024
What a pleasure it was to be invited to the inaugural Aberfoyle and Strathard Book Festival...
Watch me reading The Unicorn in the Castle and more videos online.
It's Unicorn Day! Celebrate! A day packed with activities and livestreams for wee ones everywhere.
Why I wanted to create a unicorn story grounded in Scottish history and folklore, and where the inspiration for the story came from.
Tune in to an exclusive storytelling of The Unicorn in the Castle as part of Stirling Castle's National Unicorn Day celebrations!
Hello world. I've just come back onto my site dashboard after an absence of a good few months, during which I have also essentially neglected my social accounts, not written anything creative and barely lifted a finger to promote my lovely books of which I am so fond. So heavily distracted have I been by … Continue reading Lock Down Block
And so all of this got me thinking of some writing prompts for kids in our current at-home situation. I hope someone, somewhere, finds them useful...
So, we're still in lockdown in Scotland and my bookshelves are calling me - though I've not made the time to read I thought I might.
Rachel McGaw 