{"product_id":"9781529532210","title":"Coorie Doon: A Scottish Lullaby Story : The stunning debut picture book from critically acclaimed Scottish poet Jackie Kay","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Kay, Jackie \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/01\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 40 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529532210,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stunning debut picture book from Jackie Kay, one of the UK's foremost poets, rooted in familiar folk songs, and injected with gloriously lyrical old Scots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Shona was a wee bit bairnHer daddy would sing Coorie Doon,Till she cooried doon and fell asleepUnder the huge eye o’ the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery night, Shona is tucked into bed by her loving parents, who sing her old and familiar folk songs: Tiree Love Song; Goodnight, Irene and Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go? And as Shona sleeps, we follow the people and places that drift into her dream world: her best 'fiere', Ali, her dog, Marley, her cat, Flo... Then, years later, we meet Shona when she is sixty – actually sixty years old! – as she tucks her daddy, now an old man, into bed. And it is her turn to sing to him: 'Coorie Doon, Coorie Doon, wee Daddy'. Magnificently illustrated by Jill Calder, this is a truly original picture book that celebrates the small, perfect rituals of childhood and how they become a vital part of who we are. The book also includes a QR code to scan that will link through to a video from Jackie Kay and free audio recordings of songs from the book from legendary folk singers Peggy Seeger, Claire Brown and Suzanne Bonnar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56123985756533,"sku":"9781529532210","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781529532210","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}