An Illustrated Treasury Of Scottish Mythical Creatures [Hardcover]

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.

Theresa Breslin is a critically acclaimed author of over 30 books for children and young adults. She lives near Glasgow, Scotland. Her work has been filmed for television, broadcast on radio, and is read world-wide in many languages. Her novels have won many literary prizes including the Carnegie Medal. She is a regular visitor at book festivals and schools. Together with Kate Leiper, she is also the author of An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales. Kate Leiper is an artist and illustrator based in Edinburgh. She studied at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen and her work has been exhibited in galleries from London to the north of Scotland. The Scottish Storytelling Centre and the Royal Lyceum Theatre have commissioned her artwork. Her inspirations range from Scottish folklore to the Far East to Shakespeare. She and acclaimed author Theresa Breslin also created An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales (Floris Books).There?s more to Scotland than Nessie! Other magical monsters have their stories told by a Carnegie-medal winner.Praised as ''captivating'' by Gruffalo-creator Julia Donaldson. ''Every home should have at least one copy,'' says No Matter What creator Debi Gliori. A stunning collection of Scotland's most famous legends creatures l³Y