An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures

About this book

There�s more to Scotland than Nessie Other magical monsters have their stories told by a Carnegie-medal winner. Mysterious selkies, bad-tempered giants, devious fairies and even Loch Ness's most famous resident -- these are the mythical beasts of Scottish folklore. In the highly anticipated companion volume to the much-loved An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales, award-winning children's author Theresa Breslin brings together a stunning collection of tales from across Scotland. Alternately humorous, poignant and thrilling, each story is brought to life with exquisite illustrations by Scottish fine artist Kate Leiper. A wonderful gift, this is a truly stunning book to be treasured for a lifetime and will be enjoyed by parents and grandparents as well as children.

Details

Format

Hardcover

ISBN-13

9781782501954

Publisher

Floris Books

Published

October 15, 2015

Pages

192

Weight

41.6 oz

Subject

Fiction