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Picture Books
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The Legend of the First UnicornI am so excited about this book! It’s a retelling of an old Travellers’ tale, about the creation of the first unicorn, about why the unicorn is Scotland’s national animal, and about why there are so many unicorn statues in Scotland. And best of all, it’s illustrated by the wonderful Nataša Ilinčić. Our unicorn is not a delicate fluffy pretty unicorn, this is a strong muscular unicorn, who gets into fights!… |
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The Magic Word“I’ll have to write these letters on my own, unless I find the right magic words.”
Catriona loves getting presents, but isn’t so keen on writing thank you letters, so she tries a magic way of writing her name fast. But it doesn’t turn out the way she expected…
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Little Red Riding Hood
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The Secret of the Kelpie“Every loch in Scotland, however beautiful, has its dark cold depths. And every loch in Scotland has its kelpie. But it’s easy to forget those dangers on a sunny afternoon.” What would you do if you found a beautiful white horse on the shores of a loch? Would you clamber on for a ride? Or would you be suspicious of its wet footprints on the grass? Flora is suspicious, but can she work out the kelpie’s secret in time to save her brothers and sister from the monster from the loch? |
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The Tale of Tam LinnThe story of Tam Linn, who was stolen by the Fairy Queen as a boy, and Janet, who saves him, is my favourite Scottish fairy tale. Several storylines in the Fabled Beast Chronicles were inspired by elements of this traditional tale: by the fairies’ habit of stealing human children, by Janet’s bravery and by the shapeshifting magic of the Fairy Queen, and it’s also why Helen lives in the Borders, near where Tam Linn is set… |
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Big Bottom Hunt“Is this your bottom?”
That could be a very cheeky question. “Is this your bottom?” But Sandy and Ella are really just trying to be helpful when they ask all their neighbours about their bottoms, as a bottom print is the only clue they have to a mystery on the beach…
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Orange Juice and Peas“No more peas, peas!”
Ben’s little sister Jessie is learning to be polite, but she doesn’t always get it right. The new babysitter doesn’t understand what Jessie wants for tea, and Ben is laughing far too much to help out, until the very end…
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How to Make a Heron Happy“Hamish is worried about the heron in the park, because it always looks grumpy, so he has lots of ideas to cheer it up. But maybe it isn’t grumpy after all…”
I’ve always loved herons, because they look impossibly exotic and fancy to be in a dreich Scottish park or river. So I’ve always been on the look out for good books about herons. After years of looking out and never finding, I just decided to write one myself…
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