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Nine of Hans Christian Andersen's favourite fairy tales are featured in this book, now retold in Scots for the first time by a host of well known Scottish writers.

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Rodrick Rules is the hilarious sequel to the bestselling and awardwinningDiary of a Wimpy Kid. Rodrick Rules was also a major moviehit at the box-office. Now available in Scots for the first time, this newtranslation from Thomas Clark follows on from the hilarious bestsellingtranslation of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary o a Wimpy Wean, and is sure todelight Scots readers, new and old.

The latest addition to the hilarious bestselling and award-winning Diaryof a Wimpy Kid series. Available in Scots shortly after its worldwiderelease, this new translation from Thomas Clark follows on from thehilarious bestselling translations of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Diary of aWimpy Kid Rodrick Rules, and is sure to delight Scots readers, new andold.

Amusements of leisure hours: or Poetical pieces, chiefly in the Scottish dialect. To which is prefixed, a sketch of the author's life, with some remarks on Scottish poetry This book, "Amusements of leisure hours: or Poetical pieces, chiefly in the Scottish dialect", by John Skinner, is a replication of a book originally published before 1809. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the...

Is e an Dearbhadh Neo-eisimeileachd aon de na sgrìobhainnean as cudromaiche ann an eachdraidh nan Stàitean Aonaichte. B 'e gnìomh oifigeil a rinn na 13 coloinidhean Ameireaganach gu lèir ann a bhith ag ainmeachadh neo-eisimeileachd bho riaghladh Bhreatainn. ... Canar Cogadh Ar-a-mach Ameireagaidh ris a 'chogadh eadar na coloinidhean agus Breatainn.

Chaidh From the Earth to the Moon a sgrìobhadh cha mhòr 100 bliadhna mus do chuir duine ceum air a 'ghealach, measgachadh de fhicsean saidheans tràth agus leabhar dànachd aig a bheil eileamaidean fìor mhac-meanmnach còmhla ri inntinn fìor saidheansail an ùghdair.Ann an Ameireagaidh a tha caran eagallach coltach ris an stàit a th 'ann an-dràsta, tha luchd-taic ghunnaichean gan lorg fhèin aig deireadh a' chogaidh shìobhalta gun dad a losgadh. Th...

Born in Tayport, Fife, on 5 June 1913, Douglas Young was one of the most charismatic and distinguished Scots of his day. Described by Nigel Tranter as a 'Poet, scholar, author, linguist, raconteur and fighter of causes', he was a genuine polymath, an intellectual giant, and his range of interests was exceptional. A brilliant Classical scholar, who studied and later taught Latin and Greek, he had a great facility for languages. Above all he was...

Tha uirsgeulan Aesop air a thighinn gu bhith na theirm farsaing airson cruinneachaidhean de uirsgeulan goirid, mar as trice a 'toirt a-steach beathaichean antropomorphic.Tha mòran de sgeulachdan air an toirt a-steach ann an uirsgeulan Aesop, leithid The Fox and the Grapes (às an tàinig an gnàthasan-cainnte "grapes sour"), an turtar agus a 'gheàrr, a' ghaoth a tuath agus a 'ghrian agus am balach a ghlaodh madadh-allaidh. air feadh an t-saoghail.

Tha an sàr-obair seo de shaidheans agus ficsean matamataigeach na aoir air leth sònraichte agus làn dibhearsain a tha air luchd-leughaidh a ghlacadh airson còrr air 100 bliadhna. Tha e a 'toirt cunntas air turasan ceàrnagach, matamataigs agus neach-còmhnaidh air an fhearann còmhnard dà-mheudach, far a bheil boireannaich, loidhnichean tana, dìreach, an fheadhainn as ìsle de chumaidhean, agus far am faodadh grunn thaobhan a bhith aig fir, a rèir...

Air raon goilf Frangach, lorgar milleanair air a shàthadh sa chùl ... Tha glaodh èiginneach airson cuideachadh a 'toirt Poirot dhan Fhraing. Ach tha e a 'ruighinn ro fhadalach airson a neach-dèiligidh a shàbhaladh, aig a bheil a chorp brùideil a-nis na laighe sìos ann an uaigh eu-domhainn air raon goilf. Ach carson a tha còta a mhic air an duine marbh? Agus cò dha a bha an litir gaoil impassioned anns a 'phòcaid? Mus urrainn dha Poirot na ceis...

118 haiku in Scots by haiku master John McDonald with transcreations in Irish by Gabriel Rosenstock. Raw, real, disturbing and beautiful, these haiku are an invitation to see more clearly, to hear more sharply, to feel more soulfully.

Sgeulachd mu mhisneachd òigridh agus bho chràbhaidhean nan leannanan.Tha Emma ag ràdh nach eil i riamh ag iarraidh pòsadh (mura h-eil i ann an gaol gu mòr), oir chan eil feum aice air airgead, le dìleab mhòr agus chan eil i ag iarraidh a h-athair fhàgail. An dèidh sreath de chuirmean ùra agus mòran mì-chonaltraidh, tha i ann an gaol le a caraid.

Air bruaichean Abhainn Mississippi, bidh Tom Sawyer agus a charaidean a 'feuchainn ri dàn-thurasachd a lorg aig gach turas.An uairsin, aon oidhche bhrìoghmhor anns a 'chladh tha iad a' faicinn murt. Bidh na balaich a 'dèanamh bòid fala gun a bhith a' nochdadh an dìomhair, agus bidh iad a 'ruith air falbh gu bhith nan spùinneadairean a' lorg ionmhas falaichte. Ach nuair a thèid Tom a ghlacadh ann an uamh, an urrainn dha teicheadh gun chron?

HamethochtsBraid Scotland haes nae peer the warld's lenth lang, For bonny ben or glen, for burn or sea, Wide lochs an straths, laich park an shieling hie, The lanesome muir an dinsome cities thrang, For thesaury o pipe an dance an sang, For wale o words an flouer o poesie, Vieve checkit cleidin an proud history, Themed heritage aa ither lands tae dang, The pent-braw hames new made frae tume mills black, The pitheid gear raired rustin tae the l...

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Publication in Scots is timed to coincide with the selection of 'Matilda' as Roald Dahl Book of the Year 2019. This richly expressive translation of 'Matilda' into Scots by prize-winning Glaswegian author, Anne Donovan, is a landmark new addition to the Itchy Coo collection of Roald Dahl translations. Matilda is the world's most famous bookworm, no thanks to her ghastly parents. Her father thinks she's a little scab. Her mother spends all afte...