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The Big Katie Morag Storybook (Katie Morag, 9)

The Big Katie Morag Storybook (Katie Morag, 9)

by Mairi Hedderwick (Author)

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    Illustrated::Picture Book 2000

    $3.44

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    Hardcover 1996

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Synopsis

Welcome to the Island of Struay, home of one of the best-loved characters in children's books and as seen on TV - Katie Morag McColl! This lavish book is packed with brand-new stories and poems featuring favourite characters from Katie Morag's island home. Whether she's trying to keep the secret of Baking Day from her little brother Liam, befriending a baby seal with the Holiday Children, or even smoothing out troubles between her two very different grannies, Katie Morag is always at the heart of this island and its special way of life.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated::Picture Book
 Pages: 48
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Red Fox
Published: 06 Apr 2000
ISBN 10: 0099720310
ISBN 13: 9780099720317
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years
 Book Overview: A fabulous gift book to delight Katie Morag fans, this bumper collection - now with a gorgeous new look - contains three stories, along with sea-shanties, recipes, and other island gems.

Author Bio
A graduate of Edinburgh College of Art, Mairi Hedderwick was a teacher before she started illustrating children's books. As an author and illustrator her most popular character, Katie Morag, was created in 1984. Katie Morag's home on the fictional Hebridean island of Struay is not a million sea miles away from her author's life long association with the Isle of Coll. In 2013 Katie Morag joined Cbeebies with the successful TV series produced by Move On Up / Struay Films. Mairi Hedderwick has also written and illustrated many other books for children and adults, all with the backdrop of the Highlands and Islands. She was awarded an Honorary Degree from Stirling University in 2003 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to writing and illustration in Scotland, especially for children. Her illustrated adult books are An Eye on the Hebrides, which is a record of a six month continous journey through the islands on the west of Scotland. Highland Journey, follows the footsteps of Victorian writer and artist John T Reid; Sea Change, logs the passage of 26ft vintage yacht Anassa from east to west coast Scotland via the Caledonian canal; Shetland Rambles, her latest illustrated personal journey is in tandem with John T Reid once more. The Last Laird of Coll is a memoir of Kenneth Stewart, last laird of Coll.