The Secret of the Kelpie

Author: Don, Lari

Picture storybooks

Published on 17 March 2016 by FLORIS BOOKS in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Picture Kelpies: Traditional Scottish Tales' series.

Paperback | 36 pages, colour illustrations
283 x 220 x 5 | 240g

'Every loch in Scotland, however beautiful, has its cold, dark depths.

And every loch in Scotland has its kelpie.

But it's easy to forget those dangers on a sunny afternoon...'Flora is playing with her brothers and sisters by the loch when she notices a stunning white horse. While her siblings clamour for a chance to ride the beautiful animal, Flora is worried. Where has this strange horse come from? Why are its hoof prints wet?Too late Flora realises this is no horse! It's a kelpie: a shape-shifting water horse from Scottish folklore known to steal children. Can Flora reveal the secret of the kelpie in time to save her family?The kelpie, once a lesser-known creature of Scottish mythology, is now enjoying legendary status as Andy Scott's magnificent Kelpies statues have become a world-famous tourist attraction.

The classic tale of the kelpie is wonderfully retold for 4-7 year olds in this gripping adaptation by renowned Scottish children's author and storyteller Lari Don, with breathtaking illustrations by artist Philip Longson.