An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Castle Legends
Illustrated Scottish Treasuries
No. of pages 176
Published: 2019
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This book is part of a book series called Illustrated Scottish Treasuries .
This book has been graded for interest at 6-12 years.
There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by Floris Books .
Theresa Breslin is a Carnegie medal winning author whose work has appeared on television and radio. Her writing combines a powerful sense of drama with memorable characters and superb storytelling. James Robertson is one of Scotland's most significant writers, whose novels include Joseph Black (winner of the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year 2003/2004), The Testament of Gideon Mack (longlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2006), And the Land Lay Still, and The Professor of Truth (2013). He is general editor of Black and White Publishing's Itchy Coo imprint, which produces books in Scots for young readers. Kate Leiper is an artist and illustrator who regularly exhibits and undertakes commissions throughout the UK. She is particularly drawn to mythical and animal subjects and has previously worked on Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales and An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures (both Floris).
This book has the following chapters: 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
This book is in the following series:
'I loved Fantastic Beasts, and I'm really glad I got to read this book -- it has loads of beasts from Scotland in it, and it's amazing how many stories I didn't even know before. I'm going to ask my parents to visit all the places in the book, and I'm going to ask for the other two books like this for my birthday. The pictures are amazing, and the stories are great for reading at night. My friends like it, too!' -- Jack, age 9, for Families Glasgow 'Everything you'd expect it to be. What you'd want it to be. From the wonderful cover by Kate, to every last little story by Theresa, set in different castles all over Scotland, and taking place at varying times in history... This is a great book.' -- Bookwitch 'The illustrations are mesmerising... Simply stunning.' -- Catherine Rayner 'A glorious collection of traditional stories. The perfect gift.' -- Vivian French Praise for An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales, and An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures: 'A delightful and varied collection of stories from all over Scotland. Theresa Breslin's style is so compelling and chatty that you feel she is sitting in the room with you, telling you her favourite tales of kelpies and brownies, talking birds, sheepdogs and selkies. And Kate Leiper's illustrations are stunning. This is a beautiful book, which will be treasured by children in Scotland and far afield.' -- Julia Donaldson, Children's Laureate 'This is a rare delight; a harmonious braiding of pitch-perfect storytelling with illustrations of breathtaking elegance and integrity. Every home should have at least one copy.' -- Debi Gliori 'This is a lovely book enhanced with the most beautiful illustrations. Folk stories have not lost their appeal in the modern world -- it is books like this that will keep them alive. -- Alexander McCall Smith 'A sublime collection of folk stories... Theresa Breslin's pristine, sparkling retellings are accompanied by enchanting illustrations from Kate Leiper.' -- The Guardian
