David MacPhail

42 books • 12 series

David MacPhail has worked as a chicken wrangler, a ghost-tour guide, and a waiter on a tropical island, and he now has the sensible job of writing about yetis, Vikings, and the funny side of history. David is the author of the Lollies-nominated Thorfinn the Nicest Viking series, the Top-Secret Grandad series, the Velda the Awesomest Viking series, An Amazing Illustrated Atlas of Scotland and An Amazing History Atlas of Scotland. He lives in Perthshire, Scotland.
Aug 5, 2025
Cover of The Pixel Portal

The Pixel Portal (Power Up)

Jun 27, 2024
Cover of Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 15: Guiding Lights: The Story of Lighthouses

Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 15: Guiding Lights: The Story of Lighthouses

Mar 14, 2024
Cover of Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 10: Cave Art Through Time

Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 10: Cave Art Through Time

Sep 7, 2023
Cover of An Amazing History Atlas of Scotland

An Amazing History Atlas of Scotland (Kelpies World)

Mar 24, 2022
Cover of Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Ginormous Frost Giants

Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Ginormous Frost Giants (Young Kelpies, #2)

Mar 24, 2022
Cover of Velda the Awesomest Viking Collection

Velda the Awesomest Viking Collection (Velda the Awesomest Viking)

Jan 10, 2022
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Pudding Lane (Collins Big Cat)

Jan 6, 2022
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Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Reflect: Oxford Reading Levels 18-20: Class Pack (Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Reflect)

Jan 6, 2022
Cover of Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Reflect: Oxford Reading Level 19: Movement and Migration

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Reflect: Oxford Reading Level 19: Movement and Migration (Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Reflect)

Oct 14, 2021
Cover of An Amazing Illustrated Atlas of Scotland

An Amazing Illustrated Atlas of Scotland (Kelpies World)

May 6, 2021
Cover of Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Voyage of Deadly Doom

Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Voyage of Deadly Doom

Jan 1, 2021
Cover of Thorfinn and the Dreadful Dragon and Other Adventures

Thorfinn and the Dreadful Dragon and Other Adventures (Thorfinn the Nicest Viking)

Dec 1, 2020
Cover of Thorfinn and the Awful Invasion and Other Adventures

Thorfinn and the Awful Invasion and Other Adventures

Sep 1, 2020
Cover of Top Secret Grandad and Me

Top Secret Grandad and Me

Jun 4, 2020
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Bug Club Shared Print Pack (Bug Club Shared Reading)

May 6, 2020
Cover of Bug Club Shared Reading: The Colourbot (Reception)

Bug Club Shared Reading: The Colourbot (Reception) (Bug Club Shared Reading)

Mar 19, 2020
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Thorfinn and the Putrid Potion (Young Kelpies, #8)

Sep 27, 2019
Cover of Reading Planet - The Apollo Time Capsule - Level 7: Fiction (Saturn)

Reading Planet - The Apollo Time Capsule - Level 7: Fiction (Saturn) (Rising Stars Reading Planet)

Aug 30, 2019
Cover of Reading Planet - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Level 5: Fiction (Mars)

Reading Planet - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Level 5: Fiction (Mars) (Rising Stars Reading Planet)

Apr 26, 2019
Cover of Reading Planet - The Little Sister of the Three Giants - White: Galaxy

Reading Planet - The Little Sister of the Three Giants - White: Galaxy (Rising Stars Reading Planet)

Apr 18, 2019
Cover of Thorfinn and the Dreadful Dragon

Thorfinn and the Dreadful Dragon (Young Kelpies, #7)

Oct 4, 2018
Cover of White Feather

White Feather

Sep 13, 2018
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Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops inFact: Oxford Level 20: Castaway (Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops inFact)

Sep 13, 2018
Cover of Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops inFact: Oxford Levels 18-20: Pack of 54

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops inFact: Oxford Levels 18-20: Pack of 54