About this item
Highlights
- A funny and heart-warming picture book tale starring two of Scotland's best-loved residents: an endangered black grouse and a cute wood mouse.
- 3-6 Years
- 8.9" x 10.1" Paperback
- 24 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Animals
- Series Name: Picture Kelpies
Description
About the Book
A funny and lively tale about two of Scotland's best-loved animals -- an endangered black grouse and a wood mouse -- who learn to value their differences.Book Synopsis
A funny and heart-warming picture book tale starring two of Scotland's best-loved residents: an endangered black grouse and a cute wood mouse.
Bagpipe the Black Grouse loves admiring his glorious red eyebrows and his magnificent straight tail feathers. He feels sorry for his friend, Squeaker the Wood Mouse, with his boring brown fur and bendy tail. But Squeaker's help might be just what Bagpipe needs when he gets into some serious fox trouble.
This is a charming story for young children about valuing and understanding difference, and learning to work together.
Review Quotes
'A delightfully funny and heartwarming story of two very unusual friends... Charming illustrations luring the reader into the beauty of the Scottish countryside add to the appeal.' -- Armadillo
'A delicious fable, subtly given a new lease of life, absolutely fab!' -- Read It Daddy
About the Author
Emily Dodd is a children's author based in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has written for TV and stage alongside her fiction and non-fiction books for children. Her books include Can't-Dance-Cameron: A Scottish Capercaillie Story, Ollie and the Otter: A Scottish Osprey Story and The Grouse and the Mouse.
Kirsteen Harris-Jones is a children's illustrator based in Shropshire, England. Her books include The Grouse and the Mouse, Ollie and the Otter, Willow the Wildcat and No Such Thing As Nessie!