Disaster at the Highland Games - 2nd Edition by Riel Nason (Paperback)

About the Book

Kate loves going to Highland dance class each week and is thrilled when her teacher suggests she compete at the Highland Games. A single misstep sets off a hilarious chain of events across the whole Highland Games in this over-the-top tale.

Book Synopsis

Kate loves going to Highland dance class each week and is thrilled when her teacher suggests she compete at the Highland Games for the first time. Kate agrees to practice, but quickly changes her mind when she finds out that dancing at home by herself is not as much fun as dancing with friends in her class. Besides, she figures her dancing is already good enough. Everything will be fine...or will it? A single misstep sets off a hilarious chain of events across the whole Highland Games field in this over-the-top tale. Winner of the Alice Kitts Memorial Award for Excellence in Children's Writing, New Brunswick.

Review Quotes

"This high-spirited and rollicking tale captures the festive energy of the traditional Highland Games, noting the various elements from the caber toss to the wool-spinning demonstrations, and from the Celtic music to the kiltmakers. All of these and more become part of the merry mayhem as the errant sword that Kate accidentally kicks leads to complete chaos.

"The story is light and humorous and features lively, expressive watercolour illustrations that cheerfully depict the havoc that Kate wreaks. Loose lines and sketchy outlines, along with exaggerated facial expressions and cartoony characters lend a further air of whimsy.

"The rhyming text suits the playful tone of the tale...words and images combine to create a frolicsome tale of hilarity and hijinks, one where the main character learns her lesson, but isn't too fazed by it all." --Lisa Doucet, Woozles Children's Bookstore, Halifax, Nova Scotia