Uan the Little Lamb - (Picture Kelpies) by Sandra Klaassen (Paperback)

About the Book

Two children find a little lamb abandoned by her mother and decide to take care of it. Set in the Outer Hebrides.

Book Synopsis

On a remote Scottish island, two children find an abandoned lamb and take her home. They call her 'Uan', which means 'lamb' in Gaelic.

Slowly the lamb grows up and they love playing with her and taking her everywhere. What will happen when she becomes a sheep?

Sandra Klaassen depicts the Outer Hebrides in drawings brimming with life and her love of the landscape and people. This is a charming story told through the eyes of two young children.

Review Quotes

'The book opens in a lovely descriptive manner... the appeal of this straightforward book is in the disarming charm of the illustrations... it's a lovely book.'
- School Librarian

'The simple story of Uan... will appeal to the very young, both boys and girls... The text and pictures...share the story equally... neither dominating the other.'
- Inis, the Children's Books Ireland Magazine

'Klaassen's simple, atmospheric pictures spill between pages and around the text bringing little Uan's character and the joy of her carers to life... A delightful spring story.'
- Juno Magazine

'This is a delight of a book to share with the very young - a simple story, charmingly told... 5 stars.'
- Books For Keeps

'A wonderful bedtime story suitable for ages three upwards.'
- The Green Parent

'This is a book that asks to be read and re-read. It's the perfect present; the special treat.'
- Leopard Magazine

'Little ones will love finding out what happens next in this gorgeous picture book that makes a perfect stocking filler.'
- Wave Magazine

'A tremendously sweet story... The pictures are so well structured. It has a lovely ending too. I can see we are going to read this one a few more time today already! 5/5'
- Totz2teens.co.uk member review

About the Author

Sandra Klaassen was born in 1959 in the Netherlands but has lived on the Isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides since 2003, from where she drew her inspiration for Uan the Little Lamb. She has illustrated over twenty children's books, including Tom's Elephant, Around the Year, Fireflies, Magic fishes and Treasurediggers, and Mermaids, Pirates and Frothy Waves.