The Luath Treasury of Scottish Nursery Rhymes

Nominated for Scots Bairns Book o the Year at the Scots Language Awards 2023

About the Book: 

This extensive collection of Scots nursery rhymes and lullabies ranges from ancient to the modern day. They are sorted by suitable age ranges, and contextualising notes and word definitions are added when necessary. Contains lively line illustrations throughout by highly regarded artist Bob Dewar.

All children love the rhythm and music of nursery rhymes; anyone with a young child will find nursery rhymes to love in this book.

About the Author:

ALASDAIR HUTTON has been writing and telling stories for children since he was at primary school. In addition to being writer and narrator of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, he has written and introduced hundreds of events and concerts in Scotland and around the world.

He won a David Thomas Charitable Trust Writing Award for one of his short stories and wrote the history of the 15th Scottish Volunteer Battalion of the Parachute Regiment to which he belonged for 22 years. He worked for the BBC in Scotland and Northern Ireland and has been a Member of the European Parliament for the South of Scotland and Convener of Scottish Borders Council.

BOB DEWAR was born in Edinburgh at an early age. 16 years later he was published nationally. He worked in D.C. Thomson’s studio where, among other things, he ghosted Dennis the Menace. After going freelance, he did political and social commentary for The Scotsman newspaper. He has illustrated books for the children’s and English Speaking Departments of Oxford University Press, Fife Educational Social Development, A&C Black and many Scottish publishers – Birlinn, Luath, Black & White and Itchy Coo. His work has also appeared in The Times, The Herald, Scottish Field and The Scotch Malt Whisky Society.