An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Castle Legends

A Carnegie-medal winning author retells legends from some of Scotland's most famous castles, in this sumptuously illustrated anthology by Kate Greenaway Medal-longlisted artist Kate Leiper.

List of contents

The Ghostly Piper of Edinburgh Castle
The Mysterious Monster in the Castle of Glamis
The Redcap Goblin of Caerlaverock Castle
The Faery Flag of Dunvegan Castle
The Wizard of Stirling Castle
Doe Not Vaken Sleiping Dogs (Craigievar Castle)
The King¿s Three Questions (Moot Hill and Scone)
The True Story of the Loch Ness Monster... (Castle Urquhart)
Meg with the Muckle Mouth (Elibank Castle and Abbotsford)
The Selkie Girl and the Otter King (Eilean Donan Castle)
Tale End (Bothwell Castle)
Glossary

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 a fine artist and illustrator based in Edinburgh. She studied at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen and has been longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award. Kate Leiper and Theresa Breslin created An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales and An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures together. Kate is also the illustrator of The Book of the Howlat and A Wee Bird Was Watching.

Summary

Dark dragons, ghostly pipers and sly wizards -- discover the legends that dwell within the ancient castles of Scotland. Stories by Carnegie-medalist Theresa Breslin and illustrations by Scottish fine artist Kate Leiper. A beautiful gift anthology.

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: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781782505952
• ISBN: 978-1-78250-595-2
• No. of pages: 176
• 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; Scotland, JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Anthologies (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Anthologies, JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Europe