An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures

Giants, witches, selkies, faeries, a great winged beast and the Loch Ness Monster... Carnegie Medal-winning author Theresa Breslin brings to life the mythical creatures of Scottish folklore in this stunning collection of classic tales, beautifully illustrated by artist Kate Leiper.

List of contents

The Monster of Loch Ness
Gillon and the Selkie
The Story of the Giant’s Causeway
Thomas the Rhymer or True Thomas
The Whirlpool of the Corryvreckan
The Mermen of the Bell Rock
The Archer and the Island Beast
The Big Grey Man of Ben Macdui
The Wulver
The Wee Folk of Merlin Crag
The Saving Grace

About the author

Theresa Breslin OBE is a multi-award-winning author of over 50 books for children and young adults. Her work has been filmed for television, adapted for stage, broadcast on radio, translated world-wide and won many literary prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. She lives near Glasgow, Scotland and is a regular visitor at book festivals and schools. Theresa was awarded a Scottish Book Trust Outstanding Achievement Award in March 2019, and was made an OBE in June 2019. She and Kate Leiper created An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales and An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures together.Kate Leiper is an artist and illustrator based in Edinburgh. She studied at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen and her work has been exhibited in galleries from London to the north of Scotland. The Scottish Storytelling Centre and the Royal Lyceum Theatre have commissioned her artwork. Her inspirations range from Scottish folklore to the Far East to Shakespeare. She and acclaimed author Theresa Breslin also created An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales (Floris Books).

Summary

Theresa Breslin's Scottish tales of selkies, giants, fairies and monsters and brought to life by Kate Leiper's exquisite illustrations. A companion volume to An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales.

Product details

• Authors: Theresa Breslin, Kate Leiper, Theresa Breslin
• Assisted by: Kate Leiper (Illustration), Kate Leiper (Illustration), Leiper Kate (Illustration)
• Publisher: Floris Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.08.2015
• EAN: 9781782501954
• ISBN: 978-1-78250-195-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 225 mm x 285 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Illustrated Scottish Treasuries
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Interest age: from c 6 years, Anthologies (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Anthologies