Louisa MacDougall

Ooh, thank you for sharing. So glad my wee book was there

Photo of the two highland cowgirl books together, featuring a girl and a highland cow .

The new Highland Cowgirl book ‘Showtime’ is now out!
It’s so good to see the two books together.
I loved illustrating Hanna and Calamity Jane’s new adventure, I hope you love it too.
By @louisamacdougall.bsky.social published by @foggietoddlebooks.bsky.social
foggietoddlebooks.co.uk
#kidlitart

The "AND a librarian" is key here, when holding the government to account about their promise for a library in every primary by 2029. Recommend listening to this too!

Having a cactussy Monday? Cheer up by reading about a new book by @louisamacdougall.bsky.social and enjoy the inventiveness of young Hearaich who helped her. More on our website:

www.dethadolharris.com/post/harris-...

#dethadolharris #harrisnews #guhearach #harrislife #isleofharris #cactussy

We love hanging out in our local libraries - so much going on to support reading and readers!

IN THE SHOES OF… Louisa MacDougall Words and Pictures is the online magazine of SCBWI British Isles.

Thanks so much to @scbwi-bi.bsky.social for having me on the Words and Pictures blog this week.

Here's what a day in my author-life looks like (though there are plenty of other not-authoring days too)

www.wordsandpics.org/2025/06/in-s...

Very happy to share the cover of our new Highland Cowgirl picture book

Louisa MacDougall - children's author Welcome to my website. Read on for book news, resources and more...

A wee reminder that you can find lots of extra resources linked to my books at louisamacdougall.co.uk.
There are workbooks, colouring pages and video clips.
I'd love some feedback on what to add or take away!
#roryandthesnackdragons #thehighlandcowgirl

While waiting for delivery of my new book (Rory & the Balloon Bicycles) we heard a rumour that a strange-looking giant egg (perhaps even a DRAGON EGG) had washed up on the beach.
Of course we set out to investigate...

And look at what hatched out when we did!

#roryandtheballoonbicycles #outnow

Thank you! Will take the spiriting away as good sign!

Thank you for having me @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social. I really enjoyed mulling over these questions - its good to have a think about what it is that gets you writing!

Thank you! 😊

Wolf the Badger and Badger the Wolf is a story about river erosion and an unusual animal friendship.

I was excited to learn that it placed second in the @writersonline.bsky.social Swanwick Writing for Children Competition last month.

You can read it at the link below...

Most of my posts are about #kidlit, but I'm also in a lovely grown-up book club that meets at our local @wilibraries.bsky.social library. This month we're reading #secretsofthebees by Jane Johnson. Its character-driven Cornish fiction & my favourite book club pick so far.

Tea break: Joceline Hildrey In our regular feature, we join a local for a tea break and find out how they spend their time and their time off. This week, we welcome Joceline Hildrey for an artist’s view on island life.Can you in...

While enjoying the colours of Harris in the sunlight, you can read about how the Outer Hebrides inspire local artist Joceline Hildrey. 🎨🖼 You can read the interview on our webpage:

www.dethadolharris.com/post/tea-bre...

#dethadolharris #harrisnews #guhearach #harrislife

Little Door Books looks to the future after a period of sustained growth Little Door Books’ founders Alan and Susan Windram reflect on how the business has grown and share plans for their new imprint.

Great article from @thebookseller.com about my supportive and imaginative publishers Little Door Books...

www.thebookseller.com/news/little-...

Thanks Fran! x

Thank you! I hope they enjoy this one.

So excited to share the cover for the new Rory the dragon book: Rory and the Balloon Bicycles.

A tale of airborne adventure, firm friendship & giant veg...plus recycled bicycles & bad balloons. Fangtastic illustrations are by Giulia Cregut.

You can pre-order now! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/rory...

META BOOK THIEVES - They Must Do The Write Thing The Society of Authors are protesting Meta’s HQ today This image shows illustrations of authors holding placards saying “make it fair” and “do the write thing”

Today UK authors are protesting against Meta for stealing our work to train their AI model. Authors earn an average of £7000 per year, we are not rich, and yet a trillion dollar company decided it didn’t want to license our work fairly as it was “too expensive”

Theft is not a valid alternative.

Mine too!

I've been trying it out for a couple of months, but today is the first time it's really felt like connecting

Sounds exciting!

Loved drawing this scene for @louisamacdougall.bsky.social beautiful story

Thanks for bringing it to life, Sarah!

Great news!

A Scottish Wildlife Collection for young readers🐿️🪶🐈

A scatty red squirrel who loses his nuts, a wily wildcat without a home, and a hooded crow who thinks he's a cockerel...

Meet Scotland's iconic species in this collection of short stories. Fiction plus fun facts.

#scotwriterpitch2025

#scotwriterpitch2025

When 'Newt' accidentally discovers a witches' grocery shop behind his mum's lab, he has no idea what's in store for him!

Coffee making robots, Latin-speaking frogs, and a trip back through time await NEWT AND THE SNICKET WITCH.

Upper MG, 25000 words.

The Ugly Puffling
#scotwriterpitch2025
When an egg rolls into the puffins' burrow, they treat it as their own. But the fluffy chick with the sharp beak is not like the others & must learn to survive in her own way.
#PB celebrating Scottish Seabirds

Pic by Joceline Hildrey (with permission)

Wolf the Badger & Badger the Wolf

A wolf with stripes like a badger meets a badger who howls like a wolf as their homes are threatened by erosion.
Can these smart outcasts convince their families to flee? #pb #scotwriterpitch2025

Illustration @sarahlovellart.bsky.social (with permission)