The Gruffalo's Wean

Description

Translated by JAMES ROBERTSON. Illustrated by AXEL SCHEFFLER.

The Gruffalo said it wid come tae nae guid
If a gruffalo roamed in the deep mirk widd.
How no, how no? Because, hae nae doot,
The Muckle Mad Moose will find ye oot.

But wan snawy nicht the Gruffalo's Wean ignores whit her father has tellt her and tippy-taes oot intae the cauld. Efter aw, there's nae such thing as the Muckle Mad Moose... is there?

When Itchy Coo's Scots version of The Gruffalo was published in 2012 it immediately became a Scottish children's bestseller. Now, in the same format and using the same rich Scots vocabulary that has thrilled thousands of readers, the sequel is here. The Gruffalo books are among the most popular children's titles ever published, and James Robertson's Scots translations of them capture their warmth and excitement while adding a special Scottish dimension that weans and grown-ups alike just love.

Product Details

Published: 15th August 2013
Format: Paperback 268x216mm
Extent: 32 pages
ISBN: 9781845026950

Author

Julia Donaldson, the 2011-2013 Children's Laureate, is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of the world's most-loved picture books including The Gruffalo and What the Ladybird Heard.

James Robertson is a co-founder of Itchy Coo. He writes books for both adults and children, in English and in Scots. His novel The Testament of Gideon Mack was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2006 and featured on the Richard and Judy Book Club in 2007. For Itchy Coo he has translated Roald Dahl's The Fantastic Mr Fox and A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh into Scots.

Axel Scheffler is a German-born illustrator and animator based in London. He is best known for his cartoon-like pictures for children's books, particularly The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, written by Julia Donaldson.

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