An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales Hardcover – Picture Book, September 15, 2012

I used this for 1st grade language arts and my son loved the stories.

This is a well made and beautiful book which I couldn't be more tickled to have in my library.It has gorgeous illustrations, some of the pages are pastel (helpful for some neurodivergent eyes), the paper is thick and slick, the binding is great, and the hardbound cover is smooth and pleasant to the touch.This is one of those books a child can cherish and even pass on to their children.

We have a lot of fairy tales books in our family library, and this book (along with its companions) has to be one of the most gorgeous. It’s got sturdy, thick pages. The illustrations are minimal, clean, superb, exquisite - I will stop gushing now - they are easily some of my favorites illustrations ever. And then the stories... so fun. My kids love them, and they’re fun for me as a grown up to read. The only thing I wish they could have included would have been a pronunciation guide for some of the trickier-looking names. But that’s a small gripe. Overall, it’s an easy win. So happy we have these in our home.

Bought this to read to my daughter at bedtime; she loved it. Recommended if you are looking for a retelling of classic tales for young children.

Loved this book. Purchased it for my son for his 7th birthday, and we read a story each night until we finished. I love that there are some illustrations, but not one on every page, because I feel it helps older kids strengthen their attention muscles, so we can start reading more chapter books. I will say my 3 year old only paid attention on the pages with pictures so that may be something to keep in mind if you have younger ones. I highly recommend this book to spark imaginations!

Eleven stories in 155 pages. These are Scottish Folk Tales. Actually I was looking for Irish Folk Tales to use for St. Paddy's day, but when I came upon these I decided I couldn't pass it up. And it was a good choice. These stories are delightful and my girls love for me to read from the book.I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 because I was disppointed in the number of illustrations. The quality of them is quite good. but I was looking for an illustrated book with oodles and oodles of artwork. The illustrations here are often quarter page or one item on an otherwise blank page. Not a lot of detail even in the double fold illustrations. When it comes to children's books, I believe that the illustrations are as important as the text.I also was a little disapointed that the language of the book lacks the brogue I had hoped for. When I was a little girl, thre was an adorable little old lady who lived just down the road from my grandmother. She was Scottish from the old country. I could listen to her talk forever. I had hoped for some of that use of vernacular and was disappointed to find little of it. Some, but not enough.Still I would recommend the book.

The stories are very entertaining and the illustrations are beautifully done. The binding is solid and should last a long time. So happy with this added to my library.

This book was a gift for my mother’s best friend who was born and lived her first 9 years in Scotland. She loves her Scottish heritage and has thoroughly enjoyed the book!