Katie's Moose - Festival Launch

Dugs, pigs, craws and coos - and plenty of mooses - could be found at the Edinburgh Book Festival Party Pavilion yesterday, 17th August. They were there celebrating the launch of Katie's Moose - the new 'keek-a-boo book for bairns' from Scots Language publisher Itchy Coo.

Katie's Moose is written by Itchy Coo founders James Robertson and Matthew Fitt, and is beautifully illustrated by Karen Sutherland. In it, Katie is searching for her moose, her dug, her pig, her bear, her craw and her coo - and she finds them in some surprising places!

Matthew Fitt opened the launch event. Katie's Moose follows the hugely popular Katie's Coo.

Katie herself was there (Black & White's Gillian Mackay dressed especially for the occassion).

And special guests donned moose masks and enjoyed the free ice-cream from specialist ice-cream maker Mackie's of Scotland.

Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport Patricia Ferguson MSP at the launch of Katie's Moose.

Matthew Fitt and James Robertson with Katie's Moose, the 23rd book from Itchy Coo.

Author James Robertson with Gavin Wallace and Graham Berry of the Scottish Arts Council, who support the Itchy Coo project.