Scottish Folk Tales for Children

Scottish Folk Tales for Children
Author: Judy Paterson
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2017-03-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0750981997

A giant sea monster ... trees that can dance ... a water-horse ... a girl so clever she outwits a giant ... Welcome to the world of the Scottish folk tale – a world of talking animals, mischief-making witches, giants, trolls, bold girls, reckless boys and, of course, the Wee Folk.These stories – specially chosen to be enjoyed by 7 to 11-year-old readers – burst with adventure and glitter with magic. As old as the mountains and the glens, these well- loved tales are retold by storyteller Judy Paterson.

An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales

An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales
Author: Theresa Breslin
Publisher: Illustrated Scottish Treasuries
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2012
Genre: Children's stories, Scottish
ISBN: 9780863159077

Slithering stoorworms, mischievous brownies, fierce kelpies and magical selkies are exquisitely brought to life for children in Theresa Breslin's enchanting tales and Kate Leiper's otherwordly illustrations.

The Flight of the Golden Bird

The Flight of the Golden Bird
Author: Duncan Williamson
Publisher: Floris Books
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2013-08-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1782500278

Duncan Williamson, one of Scotland's Travelling People, has been celebrated as the bearer of Scotland's greatest national treasure: the richest trove of story and song in Europe. In this collection, he passes on some of these wonderful children's folk and fairy tales, collected from sixty years of travelling around Scotland. This collection includes stories about silver horses and golden birds, cunning lions and trilling nightingales, brave princesses and magic scarecrows, the four seasons and old Father Time. At the heart of each story is a lesson about life and what it means to be a good person. The stories have been written down as faithfully as possible to Duncan's unique storytelling voice, full of colour, humour and life.

The Coming of the Unicorn

The Coming of the Unicorn
Author: Duncan Williamson
Publisher: Floris Books
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2012-08-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0863159362

Stories are something you carry with you, something to last your entire life, to be passed on to your children, and their children for evermore.' Duncan Williamson came from a family of Travelling People, who told stories around the campfire for entertainment and for teaching. As a child, Duncan learnt the ways of the world through stories: 'My father's knowledge told us how to live in this world as natural human beings -- not to be greedy, not to be foolish, not to be daft or selfish -- by stories.' In this collection, he passes on some of these wonderful children's folk and fairy tales. For over sixty years Duncan travelled around Scotland -- on foot, then in a horse and cart, and later an old van -- collecting tales, which not only come from the Travelling People but from the crofters, farmers and shepherds he met along the way. This collection includes tales about cunning foxes and storytelling cats, hunchbacked ogres and beautiful unicorns, helpful broonies and mysterious fairies, rich kings and fearsome warriors, as well as those about ordinary folk trying to make their way in the world. The stories have been written down as faithfully as possible to Duncan's unique storytelling voice, full of colour, humour and life.

Scottish Folk Tales

Scottish Folk Tales
Author: Ruth Manning-Sanders
Publisher: Methuen Childrens Books
Total Pages: 95
Release: 1976
Genre: Tales
ISBN: 9780416253900

Folk and fairy tales come from all around the world, but Scottish stories have an age-old atmosphere which sets them apart. The fourteen in this collection are varied and each has at least one classic folk talk ingredient - fairies, ghosts, wizards, sea monsters, frog-princes, mermaids and tiny green men are just some of the characters to be found in these ancient legends.

Scholastic Classics: Scottish Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends

Scholastic Classics: Scottish Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends
Author: Mairi Kidd
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2020-09-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0702304972

A complete collection of Scottish fairy tales, myths and legends, bound in a beautiful new edition. From the mysterious cat-faced lady whose magic allows a servant girl to attend a prince's ball, to the princess who meets an enchanted frog; from ogres and hooded crows, to faery bagpipers and shape-shifting monsters... This book includes traditional favourites that readers will love to spot, alongside classic myths and legends from Scottish heritage.

Tales of the Seal People

Tales of the Seal People
Author: Duncan Williamson
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1992
Genre: Tales
ISBN: 9780940793996

A collection of 14 selkie (half-seal half-human creatures) tales from the Orkney and Shetland islands off the northern tip of Scotland which embrace the fantasy, romance and unusual perspective of the Scottish travellers.

Scottish Folk-tales and Legends

Scottish Folk-tales and Legends
Author: Barbara Ker Wilson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 207
Release: 1990
Genre: Folk literature
ISBN: 9780192741417

Folktales tell the stories of clans, mermaids, castles, fairies, giants, and adventurers.

Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales

Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales
Author: George Douglas
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0486119785

Treasury of fanciful, picturesque narratives tell of brownies, kelpies, mermen, and other supernatural creatures that assist, annoy, and otherwise meddle in the lives of simple Scottish country folk. A delightful collection of imaginative and entertaining nursery and fairy tales, animal fables, witchcraft lore, and stories with a comic twist.