Wee Stoorie Press
Wee Stoorie Press - awardee of the Scots Language Publication Grant 2021 and 2024.
Kirsty Johnson (author) and Mandy Sinclair (illustrator) of Wee Stoorie Press wish to express their sincere thanks to the Scottish Book Trust and their 2021 and 2024 panel of adjudicators for selecting their submissions for the Scottish Government's Scots Language Publication grant.
Author
Kirsty Johnson, started writing in 2011 and in 2013 she began creating rhyming stories for primary school age youngsters. Together with illustrator, Mandy Sinclair, they have now published four picture story books through Wee Stoorie Press in the, 'Phantom the ginger mog' seasonal tales series. Kirsty and Mandy's new picture story book, 'The Alligrog' (currently on BBC Sounds in Scots) is due to be published in Spring 2025.
Kirsty considers it an absolute pleasure and privilege to engage with young folk through words, pictures and music.
Kirsty and Mandy have presented their books at school events for Book Week Scotland, and at book festivals' school and family events.
Her yarns are written in Scots an are fu o fun an wee craiturs in aw sorts o adventures she juist loves tae mak up.
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors/kirsty-johnson
Illustrator
Mandy Sinclair is passionate about inspiring creativity in children and young people and has presented illustration workshops and projects in schools, libraries and during national programmes such as; Book Week Scotland; The Big Draw and Aye Write! She has her illustrations in several books by publishers including; Luath Press; Hodder and The National Trust for Scotland.
She loves to share her pencil with dizzy dinosaurs, grumpy ghosties, bungling bears and all sorts of living and imaginary creatures. Sketching their paths through challenging adventures.
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors/mandy-sinclair