Books and Poetry

Will and The Whisp

“The voice was coming from inside him … But it wasn’t his.”

The Whisp is a fugitive. Living in between worlds, she flees from veteran hunters and the General who wishes to corrupt her power.

For Will Devine, nothing could be worse than someone else knowing his thoughts.

When an unfortunate incident in the boy’s toilet mysteriously binds the two souls together, Will is horrified to find he is no longer the only voice inside his mind. With no way apart, the two of them must work together to find a solution.

But with one teacher dead and another student’s life on the line, can they survive long enough to escape from each other?

‘An outstanding work of literature.’
Mid-West Book Review

Daddy’s Bad Bed Day

Daddy needs to wake up and start the day. There are so many exciting things to do but Daddy won’t get out of bed – no matter what! Is Daddy being lazy or is he actually fighting very hard?

This picture book has been created to help parents explain their mental health struggles to young children. The story draws on the writer’s lived experience and research conducted with some of Scotland’s leading parent charities.

Written by Ross Mackay and illustrated by Catherine Lindow.

’Ross MacKay’s breathtaking and gentle text is a fantastic, much-needed picture book’
Sarah Broadley, My Book Corner

Children’s Poetry

Ross has been commissioned by libraries, festivals and schools to create poems to be enjoyed by everyone young and old.

His poems are light-hearted, fun and imaginative. They have appeared in the Scotsman, The National and one even went viral online with over 25,000 views.

A collection of his best work can be found on his YouTube Channel below.