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Kitty Bairdie
(A story in Scots for younger readers )
Author/Editor: Anne Forsyth

‘Kitty Bairdie had a coo. . . ’. Kitty Bairdie lives on a farm and has some very special animals, including a very clever cockerel! This is the old Scots poem of Kitty Bairdie (sometimes called Katie Bairdie) retold as a story.


With beautiful illustrations as well as the original poem, this is the perfect book to introduce young readers to the Scots language.


The Author



Anne Forsyth is the author of over 20 popular children’s books, including Baxter, the Travelling Cat, and her Monster series has been translated into Japanese. Scottish Children's Press have published three of her books - Aitken Drum, Kitty Bairdie and Rashiecoat. Anne is a regular writer for the BBC, has been involved for many years with the production of local Talking Newspapers and is a well-loved storyteller in the many Scottish schools she visits. She lives in St Andrews.

 

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