Louisa MacDougall (author)

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Author #Roryandthesnackdragons #TheHighlandCowgirl & #TheGreatAuksGreatEscape. Tweets on children's books, Hebridean wildlife and family life.

Scotland, United Kingdom louisamacdougall.co.uk Joined February 2019

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Louisa MacDougall (author) @roaringreads Jun 8, 2025

While waiting for my new book (Rory & the Balloon Bicycles) to arrive, we heard a rumour that a giant egg (perhaps even a DRAGON EGG) had washed up on the beach. 🥚🐲

We set out to investigate... and look at what hatched when we did!
#roryandtheballoonbicycles @littledoorbooks

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Louisa MacDougall (author) @roaringreads Nov 28, 2025

Join our reading record today and celebrate Scottish writing for children!

KILTS - Kidlit Scotland @KidlitScotland Nov 26, 2025

Try a new #StAndrewsDay tradition!
Join school classes across the country (and beyond!) by reading kids’ books written/published in #Scotland for the annual St. Andrew’s Day Reading Record this November!

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Louisa MacDougall (author) @roaringreads Jul 22, 2025

Ideas from young readers are at the heart of my new book #RoryandtheBalloonBicycles, so it's great to see the story behind the story covered in our local Harris newsletter Dè tha dol?
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www.dethadolharris.com Harris pupils create character names for new children’s book Pupils at Sir E Scott primary school have played a key role in the creation of a new children’s book. They worked with author Louisa MacDougall to invent the names of some of the story’s main...

Louisa MacDougall (author) @roaringreads Jul 16, 2025

What a lovely review of Rory and the Balloon Bicycles: "Readers will love spending more time with the delightful duo of Rory and Princess Flora."

Thanks Kate! 🐉👸

Kate Heap: Scope for Imagination @KateHeap1 Jul 16, 2025

Today I'm sharing a collection of chapter books perfect for younger readers this summer!

@littledoorbooks @HachetteKids @Usborne
@roaringreads @GiuliaCregut #davidcflanagan @willustrations1 @LeahMo_Author @jessrose_illo #MartinOliver #PaddyMounter
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Louisa MacDougall (author) @roaringreads Jun 23, 2025

Thanks so much to @Words8Pictures for having me on the blog this week.
Here's an insight into what my daily writer's life (on a wee Hebridean island) looks like.
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