{"product_id":"coorie-doon-a-scottish-lullaby-story-beautiful-bedtime-reading-for-3-5-year-olds-from-jackie-kay-the-former-scottish-makar-and-acclaimed-poet","title":"Coorie Doon: A Scottish Lullaby Story: Beautiful bedtime reading for 3-5-year-olds from Jackie Kay, the former Scottish Makar and acclaimed poet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A labour of love from both creators ... this is about being safe and cosy, and about the remembered happiness of family, home, friends, pets and landscape.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wild, imaginative picture book, filled with enduring tenderness\" \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A warm hug of a book ... this also seems as personal as any of Kay's poetry. And as full of love.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Herald, Book of the Month\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eDreamy and beautifully illustrated ... a magical book.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Beautifully poignant ... brimming with love.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stunning debut picture book from Jackie Kay, one of the UK's foremost poets, rooted in familiar folk songs, and injected with gloriously lyrical old Scots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Shona was a wee bit bairn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHer daddy would sing Coorie Doon,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTill she cooried doon and fell asleep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder the huge eye o' the moon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery night, Shona is tucked into bed by her loving parents, who sing her old and familiar folk songs: \u003ci\u003eTiree Love Song; Goodnight, Irene \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWill Ye Go, Lassie, Go? \u003c\/i\u003eAnd as Shona sleeps, we follow the people and places that drift into her dream world: her best \"fiere\", Ali, her dog, Marley, her cat, Flo... Then, years later, we meet Shona when she is sixty - actually sixty years old! - as she tucks her daddy, now an old man, into bed. And it is her turn to sing to him: \"Coorie Doon, Coorie Doon, wee Daddy\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMagnificently illustrated by Jill Calder, this is a truly original picture book that celebrates the small, perfect rituals of childhood and how they become a vital part of who we are. The book also includes a QR code to scan that will link through to a video from Jackie Kay and free audio recordings of songs from the book from legendary folk singers Peggy Seeger, Claire Brown and Suzanne Bonnar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 40 pages | Published January 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walker Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63876213113181,"sku":"9781529506662","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781529506662.jpg?v=1773665819","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/coorie-doon-a-scottish-lullaby-story-beautiful-bedtime-reading-for-3-5-year-olds-from-jackie-kay-the-former-scottish-makar-and-acclaimed-poet","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}