The 12 Days o Yule: A Scottish Twelve Days of Christmas (Traditional Scottish Tales)

Product Description

“On the 1st day o Yuletide, My true luve gied tae me, A reid robin in a rowan tree.”
Take a deep breath and prepare for a journey through all twelve days of Yuletide with a cast of skaters skooshin, lassies birlin, sheep a-shooglin and the all-important five gowden rings.
The stunningly beautiful illustrations bring this Scots version of the ever-popular Christmas song to life in vivid detail. Inspired by the traditional verse, this adaptation features easy-to-understand (and pronounce) Scots words and creatures, including hoolets (owls) and bonnie doos (beautiful doves).
Perfect for children and parents to read and sing along to, throughout the holiday season.

Review

‘A charming, old-fashioned Christmas offering.’– Publishers Weekly
‘The Scots words are easy to pronounce and fun to say making this a version that is perfect for all to join in and chant together.’– The Guardian

From the Back Cover

“On the 1st day o Yuletide, My true luve gied tae me, A reid robin in a rowan tree.” Take a deep breath and prepare for a journey through all twelve days of Yuletide with a cast of skaters skooshin, lassies birlin, sheep a-shooglin and the all-important five gowden rings. The stunningly beautiful illustrations bring this Scots version of the ever-popular Christmas song to life in vivid detail. Inspired by the traditional verse, this adaptation features easy-to-understand (and pronounce) Scots words and creatures, including hoolets (owls) and bonnie doos (beautiful doves). Perfect for children and parents to read and sing along to, throughout the festive season.

About the Author

Susan Rennie lectures on the history of Scots and lexicography at Glasgow University. A renowned Scots language expert, she is a co-founder of Scots language publisher Itchy Coo and author of several Scots language books for children.

Matthew Land is an illustrator currently living in Oxford. Since graduating with a degree in illustration from University College Falmouth in 2012, he has interspersed his illustration with travelling the world. He is also the illustrator of another Traditional Scottish Tale, The Dragon Stoorworm.