New Releases by Mairi Hedderwick

Mairi Hedderwick embarks on a six-month-long journey to 40 islands from Arran to Lewis, recounting her pilgrimage around the archipelago of the Western Isles with which she has had a lifelong love affair. Filled with wit and wisdom that is matched by her spell-binding illustrations, Mairi Hedderwick portrays the islands in all their diversity, with swift and perceptive cameos of everyday life drawn with humour and affection alongside gorgeous landscapes which capture the truly magical beauty of the Hebrides.

The new 2021 edition of this bestselling Hebridean Desk Diary.

Katie Morag is desperate for it to be her birthday, but as she soon discovers, there are plenty of other birthdays to be celebrated on Struay both before and after hers. Find out what excitements are in store for Katie Morag and her Two Grandmothers on their special day . . .

Join Katie Morag McColl and her family on the Isle of Struay in this beautiful gift collection of classic stories. There are many adventures to be had on the Isle of Struay. There''s her mum and dad''s Shop and Post Office, Grannie Island''s house across the bay, the dancing classes at the hall - and just wait till the mischevious Big Boy Cousins come to visit - they''re lots of fun! Also included in this new collection are six folk tales, as featured in the popular CBeebies series, specially illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick for the show, and exclusively printed in this collection. So grab your jumper, don your wellies and discover the delights of Struay! "Katie Morag lives the life that country dreams are made of" Independent

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! Every year on the Isle of Struay, there is a grand concert, where the islanders play fiddles, recite poetry, and sing and dance in front of their friends and neighbours. This is a major social event in a small community like Struay. Katie Morag is very excited indeed, and she plans to sing her favourite song. Arriving for the concert too, are Katie Morag''s uncles, Sven and Sean, who are world-famous musicians and utterly identical. Nobody on Struay can tell them apart. On the big evening, one of the pair loses his voice and it is down to Katie Morag McColl to save the concert from disaster.

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! Discover some of the secrets of Katie Morag''s island home in the many stories, poems and pictures in this treasure-trove of a collection. Find out if Castle McColl really is haunted, discover the identity of the hairy hermit who never visits the village, and join in the birthday celebrations with Grannie Island and Granma Mainland. There''s never a dull moment with Katie Morag!

Those who have loved the Katie Morag picture books will be delighted to see that Struay''s endearing heroine is back in this collection of three ilustrated stories for older children - ideal for building reading confidence. In Saturday Sweets Katie Morag and Liam can''t decide which sweets to give Granny Island as a present but they do decide that the best way to make up their minds is to taste all the sweets themselves. In The Pony and the Hamster Katie Morag is thrilled when Granny Island gets a pony called Eriska, but Katie and her friend Agnes soon find out that looking after a pet is a big responsibility. And in The Camping Holiday Katie Morag and the Big Boy Cousins find themselves stranded by the tide but luckily Eriska is on hand to save the day.

This beautiful calendar features distinctive full-colour paintings by one of Scotland''s best-loved authors and artists, it is a wonderful celebration of the extraordinary natural beauty of the Hebrides throughout the seasons.

Following the immense success of the Hebridean diaries, birthday books, and address books, Birlinn have added a notebook to its attractive range of Hebridean stationery. Lined pages make it an ideal way to record your thoughts, notes and observations.

This is an address book which is attractively illustrated with acclaimed illustrator Mairi Hedderwick’s beautiful sketches of seasonal Western Island scenes.

This is a hardback, pocket-sized diary, illustrated throughout with Mairi Hedderwick''s beautiful sketches of the Hebrides throughout the seasons and perfect for keeping organised on the move. The paintings have been collected over the past forty years and show the changing faces of the landscapes. Mairi''s sketches range across many of the isles from Arran to Tiree, expertly capturing the essence of these beautiful and diverse islands. The 2008 diary contains a large number of new illustrations.

This is a hardback, large format desk diary, illustrated throughout with Mairi Hedderwick''s beautiful sketches of the Hebrides throughout the seasons. The paintings have been collected over the past forty years and show the changing faces of the landscapes. Mairi''s sketches range across many of the isles from Arran to Tiree, expertly capturing the essence of these beautiful and diverse islands. The 2007 diary contains a large number of new illustrations.

This desk address book is attractively illustrated with acclaimed illustrator Mairi Hedderwick''s beautiful sketches of seasonal Western Islandscenes.The sketches have been collected over a period of forty years, and both the old and the new are represented here, showing the changingfaces of the landscapes. Mairi''s sketches range across most of the isles, from Tiree to St Kilda, expertly capturing their differences andcharacters.

A little girl goes for a walk with her grandmother through the Highland countryside.

A beautiful gift book bringing together four more Katie Morag adventures, this is the perfect companion volume to Katie Morag''s Island Stories. Katie Morag is always up to something--whether it''s getting excited about the new pier, trying to cheer up Grannie Island in time for Granma Mainland''s big day, singing naughty songs at the Grand Concert, or solving riddles to get back in everyone''s good books.

Containing the first four Katie Morag stories, this picture book omnibus is suitable for children aged five and upwards.

The Peebles family decide to brighten up their house, with each room a different colour of the rainbow. Peedie Peebles has strict instructions that he is not to pick up a paintbrush, but he can''t resist taking into his own hands the matter of painting his own bedroom. The results are spectacular.

Everyone is buzzing with pre-wedding excitement on the Isle of Struay - everyone except Grannie Island. Can Katie Morag cheer her up in time for the big day?.

Take a journey to the misty Scottish Isle of Struay, where there''s a very special welcome waiting for you from everyone''s favorite redhead--Katie Morag McColl! Whether Katie''s baking a cake, searching for treasure on the seashore, delivering the mail, or rescuing a baby seal, there''s always plenty of excitement and things to do.

Reading 2000 Storytime is a reading-based language programme for the Primary years, designed to meet the needs of the English Language 5-14 Guidelines (Scotland), the Northern Ireland English curriculum and the English National curriculum. The programme is based on stories which have been especially commissioned from established and well-loved authors. The stories are all strong in storyline and while some are about distinctive characters in real-life settings, others concern the lives of imaginary people, enabling pupils to project into situations beyond their own experience.