Lari Don is a superb storyteller and she has collected together here a lovely collection of ten magical, funny and spellbinding stories from all over Scotland. Some are Scottish versions of stories you know well already and others are uniquely Scottish. Each story is illustrated with strong, colourful artwork.
Breaking the Spell Stories of Magic and Mystery from Scotland Synopsis
Meet witches and kelpies, fairies and selkies, brave warriors and courageous girls, in ten tales from Scotland, from Orkney and Skye to Perthshire and the Borders...
The Stories included are...The Selkie's Toes - Tam Linn - The Ring of Brodgar - The Witch of Lochlann - The King of the Dark Arts - The Monster of Raasay - School for Heroes - the Loch Fada Kelpie - Whuppity Stoorie - The Three Questions.
Lari Don is a renowned Scottish storyteller and an award-winning children’s author. She has written more than thirty books for children of all ages, which are steeped in magic and adventure, and are often inspired by traditional tales. Lari is the author of middle-grade series the Fabled Beast Chronicles and the Spellchasers trilogy, as well as many iconic picture books, including The Treasure of the Loch Ness Monster and The Secret of the Kelpie. Since developing Long Covid in 2020, she has been learning how to write with a disability. Lari grew up in the Highlands and Speyside and now lives in Edinburgh.
