Well, this year so far has been a bit of a whirlwind. Two new books have come out in quick succession - Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales for Children and Peekaboo Coo. Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales was a great project to do, involving lots of research into traditional Scottish tales. I’ve picked 14 stories … Continue reading New Books Round-Up!
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The Story of the Scottish Unicorn
The unicorn really is an unusual mythical beast. Built like a horse, it is a large and strong animal but it is also gentle, fairy-like and (nowadays) most often rainbow coloured. It’s fairly well known, up here anyway, that the unicorn is Scotland’s national animal – we won’t thank you for a bull or an … Continue reading The Story of the Scottish Unicorn