Just a few more days to go before the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing kick off! We wish the British Curling Team good luck - hopefully their Olympic endeavours will be as successful and exciting as Corrie’s adventures in ‘Corrie's Curling Capers’! "Corrie, The Westie Fest champion is invited to open the Caledonian Canine Curling Club bonspiel but she's off to a slippery start with no ice rink on Arran. After talking with her Papa, Corrie discovers curling was played on the island 200 years ago." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shop ‘Corrie's Curling Capers’ here today and get 10% off your order !

Today - 2nd of April - is not only Good Friday but it's also International Children's Book Day! The Kilted Coo This celebration of children's books is facilitated by the International Board on Books for Young People, and every year on April 2nd a different National Section is nominated to the day's official national sponsor. Treasure of the Loch Ness Monster 2018's sponsor is Latvia and their chosen theme is 'the small is big in a book'. In a message from renowned Latvian author Inese Zandere, the focus of the celebration is that in books, small is a relative concept. With courage, belief in our ideals, foresight, perseverance, and the power of talent we can make literature and the art of books significant and meaningful. Porridge the Tartan Cat Here are a couple of extracts from Inese's message about what children's books can be: "A children's book is a miraculous force that promotes the small person's great desire and ability to be. It promotes his or her courage to live" "A book is a mystery in which something unsought can be found, or something beyond one's reach" "A picture book can function as a treasure chest of wisdom and culture even for adults, just as children can read a book intended for adults and find their own story" Sky Dancer "A children's book signifies respect for the greatness of the small. It signifies a world that is created anew each time, a playful and beautiful seriousness" Where's Nessie? At Scottish Bookstore, we adore children's books and it's one of our strongest categories - no matter how the market is, children's books always outperform expectations and it seems that their resonance and appeal is unending. You can find our fantastic selection of children's books here.

Happy World Book Day! Today, 1st of March, is officially the day to celebrate all things bright and book-iful! Kids in schools across the country will be celebrating today in a whole host of ways – and here’s how you can get involved too: #ShareAStory – this is the big activity for 2018; take just 10 minutes to share a story with someone at some point today. Today in the office we’re sharing one of our favourite stories… Harry the Highlander: Up the Glen Harry the Highlander: Up the Glen Join a book club – young or old, start your own group or join an existing one and make some noise – lots of noise – about your favourite books Collect, receive, gift and spend National Book Tokens in your favourite bookshops There are lots of ways to celebrate World Book Day and we’d love to hear what you’re doing in Scotland! Send us a picture on Facebook , Twitter or Instagram of your WBD celebrations; we know us Scots are great at hosting some fantastic events! For more on World Book Day, visit the official site here: www.worldbookday.com

We love to see new books as they arrive in our warehouse and one in particular today has caught our attention... The Tale o the Wee Mowdie You may know of a popular children's book 'The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew it was None of his Business' which recently celebrated it's 25th anniversary. It's now been translated into Scots by Matthew Mackie and the result is an absolute delight! The Tale o the Wee Mowdie That Wantit tae ken wha Keeched on his Heid is a brilliant Scots translation that will have children and adults laughing out loud. It's a fantastic book to encourage Scots language among children (as supported now across most of our primary schools) and teaches some wonderfully fun vocabulary that kids will love. Here's the synopsis text from the back to give you a hint of what's inside - An awfu stramash befaws the wee mowdie, yin bricht sunny morn. It looks a bit like a link sasser, and the warst o't is - It faws richt ontae his heid. Oor gallus wee hero gangs oot tae speir Wha's keeched on his heid. Featuring such great lines as "five great muckle cuddy-aipples duntit doon juist a midgie's whisker frae the wee mowdie," it really is a joy to read! It's available now with 10% off - just click here . Jenny, Scottish Bookstore