It speaks for itself. Click on the image to go watch the video.

Remember the image you colored last week? Take the copy you made and choose one point in the illustration where you want the viewers eye to ...

Welcome week is also known as Freshers Week at the University of Edinburgh, and it has been packed with activities to make any lonely new s...

From Tales from the Slush Pile (via SCBWI British Isles) Keeping the Darkness on the Page - a Writer's Guide to Building Resilience Fr...

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE KIND Written by Rana DiOrio Illustrated by Stephane Jorisch       Strangely, or serendipitously, I have not p...

So, two miles from our flat, on foot, we reach the Firth of Forth in Newhaven. Water! The beach here is wild and rocky with black grasses, ...

     It's back! Talk Like a Pirate Day is Saturday, September 19th. This year I give you a Puffin with a very interesting map. What d...

Edinburgh is full of layers. The castle was built on a dormant volcano, so you can imagine the labyrinth that lies underneath the city and t...

Brian talks about his process behind his latest book, "The Marvels." Click the image to watch on WSJ Video.

Choose a drawing - doesn't matter if it's yours - and choose three colors to color it with primarily. (Make a copy of the image beca...

Our shipment finally arrived. 900 pounds of sweaters, boots, books, and art, which we sent off by boat way back in June. It sounds like a lo...

From PW: What Children's Publishers Read at Home with Kids From The Scottish Book Trust: Creative Writing Masterclass with Phil Earle ...

Cover reveal – THE QUICKEST KID IN CLARKSVILLE by Pat Zietlow Miller       Maybe you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but there’s no q...

We returned to Portobello Beach (called "Porty") this past weekend because there was an arts festival going on. And gee - twist ou...