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A Wee Book o Fairy Tales in Scots James Robertson

A Wee Book o Fairy Tales in Scots By James Robertson

A Wee Book o Fairy Tales in Scots by James Robertson


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Summary

Wee pig, wee pig, said the wolf. Great entertainment for children and grown-ups alike. Includes: Cinderella, Wee Reid Ridin Hood, The Three Wee Pigs, Snaw White, The Billy Goats Gruff and Rumpelstiltskin.

A Wee Book o Fairy Tales in Scots Summary

A Wee Book o Fairy Tales in Scots by James Robertson

Wee pig, wee pig, said the wolf. Can I come ben? Whit? And let in a wolf that I dinna ken? I'm in my hoose and I'm no feared. By the hair on my broostlie beard Away ye go, ye big hairy cloon. Then I will hech and I'll pech and I will blaw your hoose doon. Here are six of the world's best-loved folk and fairy tales, retold in lively modern Scots by Matthew Fitt and James Robertson. Familiar stories like Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin are given a fresh look and sound in these new versions, which are ideal for bedtime, nursery and classroom reading. Great entertainment for children and grown-ups alike. Includes: Cinderella, Wee Reid Ridin Hood, The Three Wee Pigs, Snaw White, The Billy Goats Gruff and Rumpelstiltskin.

About James Robertson

James Robertson (Author) James Robertson is a co-founder of Itchy Coo. He writes books for both adults and children, in English and in Scots. His novel The Testament of Gideon Mack was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2006 and featured on the Richard and Judy Book Club in 2007. For Itchy Coo his translations include Julia Donaldson's The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox and A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh. Matthew Fitt (Author) Matthew Fitt is a published novelist and poet as well as a translator. An acknowledged expert in the field of Scots language education, Matthew has written numerous children's books and has translated a number of titles into Scots including Roald Dahl's The Eejits and Geordie's Mingin Medicine.

Additional information

GOR001529711
9781902927800
190292780X
A Wee Book o Fairy Tales in Scots by James Robertson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bonnier Books Ltd
20031117
96
N/A
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