Books written by Janis Mackay

  • The Accidental Time Traveller
    The Accidental Time Traveller

    Winner of the Scottish Children's Book Award 2013 Younger Readers (8-11 years) category.

  • The Unlikely Time Traveller
    The Unlikely Time Traveller

    The third book in Janis Makay’s much-loved Time Traveller series, set in Peebles in the Scottish borders, takes the reader to an unpredictable and exciting future filled with thought-provoking discoveries.

  • The Reluctant Time Traveller
    The Reluctant Time Traveller

    If Saul and Agnes don't do something their den will be destroyed.

  • The Selkie Girl
    The Selkie Girl

    A classic Scottish folktale, retold with hauntingly beautiful illustrations.

  • Magnus Fin and the Selkie Secret
    Magnus Fin and the Selkie Secret

    He had made it into the world of the seal people – his people – the selkies. There, at the other side of the door, looking calm and beautiful in the serene, clear water, was his grandmother Miranda, the queen of the selkies.

  • Time Traveller Trilogy: The Accidental, Reluctant and Unlikely Time Traveller
    Time Traveller Trilogy: The Accidental, Reluctant and Unlikely Time Traveller

    ... my idea. Saul was reluctant.” “Not totally reluctant,” I chipped in. “Sure, I wanted to save the den. I mean, I am the gang leader. It just seemed – extreme ... mum's wedding ring. Then sped back to the yew tree. The vapours were still going ...

  • The Magnus Fin Trilogy: Ocean Quest, Moonlight Mission and Selkie Secret
    The Magnus Fin Trilogy: Ocean Quest, Moonlight Mission and Selkie Secret

    ... flippers and not his hands that met the rough shingle of the beach. It was ... fins up and down on the shingle. He rolled from side to side. He wriggled ... nippers together and seemed uncomfortable. Look, Fin. I'm really sorry about ...

  • Magnus Fin and the Moonlight Mission
    Magnus Fin and the Moonlight Mission

    ... flippers and not his hands that met the rough shingle of the beach. It was ... fins up and down on the shingle. He rolled from side to side. He wriggled ... nippers together and seemed uncomfortable. Look, Fin. I'm really sorry about ...