Lari Don

corner of a small white room, with printed A3 artwork stuck on walls, including cover image of a book called Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales, a map of the British Isles and Brittany, several illustrations including a selkie, 2 dragons, a herd of cows, and a water monster floating on a lake surrounded by mountains. Also visible are a hand-drawn picture of a market stall, a red and black poster for a book series called Spellchasers, and a black phone tripod

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

a dozen small shiny black brambles, in a bright green colander, on a spotty table cloth

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

Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales – DiscoverKelpies Shapeshifting selkies, cunning fairies, duelling dragons and bloodthirsty giants: discover stories of myth, magic and mischief retold for children by an award-winning Scottish author in this stunning ...

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No, I don't sell books on my website, but you can buy my books from my publishers (link below) or real bookshops or bookshop.org Thanks for asking!

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

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

Glad you are excited about it! Hope you enjoy it...

Ah yes, sorry if the Oct date in my post got your hopes up. The book takes a wee bittie longer to travel the Atlantic! And I hope your family in Ireland enjoy what I've done with some ancient Irish mythology!

(Do let me know what you think when you get hold of it!)

That's great to know! Stories are very much for sharing and passing on. Delighted that you found Breaking the Spell and Tam Linn useful! Hope this next book inspires you as well ...

I hope you enjoy it!

hello! so nice to find familiar folk here!

paperback book laid on wooden table. Cover shows an old painting of a dreich brown landscape, hills, a curving road, and groups of people in old-fashioned clothes. Black box at top of cover contains words: Penguin Classics, Jane Austen, Emma

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

I know! all down to the amazing art by @elisecillustration.com

thank you!

It is beautiful! All done to the talent of @elisecillustration.com and the @florisbooks.bsky.social design team!

I am very interested in the selkie community feedback on this book - so please do let me know what you think!

mine too! I hope you enjoy them!

Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales – DiscoverKelpies Shapeshifting selkies, cunning fairies, duelling dragons and bloodthirsty giants: discover stories of myth, magic and mischief retold for children by an award-winning Scottish author in this stunning ...

Excellent question! Here's my publisher's page: discoverkelpies.co.uk/books/tradit... @discoverkelpies.bsky.social @florisbooks.bsky.social

It is gorgeous, isn't it! @elisecillustration.com illustrations are just amazing!

thank you for reposting!

Celtic lore is definitely in a magical category of its own! I hope you enjoy it!

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

Hello! Nice to meet you here!

I wonder if I know what this project is? If so - the dragons are awesome, and soon we can share them with people!