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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Birlinn Ltd

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781780279725

RRP: £7.99

PAGES: 32

PUBLICATION DATE:
October 30, 2025

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The 12 Days of Yule: A Scottish Christmas

Susan Rennie

Matthew Land

Take a deep breath and prepare for a journey through all twelve days of Yuletide with a cast of skaters skooshin, lassies birlin, sheep a-shooglin and the all-important five gowden rings.

The stunningly beautiful illustrations bring this Scots version of the ever-popular Christmas song to life in vivid detail. Inspired by the traditional verse, this adaptation features easy-to-understand (and pronounce) Scots words and animals, including hoolets (owls) and bonnie doos (beautiful doves).

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Susan Rennie

Susan Rennie lectures on the history of Scots and lexicography at Glasgow University. A renowned Scots language expert, she is a co-founder of Scots language publisher Itchy Coo and author of several Scots language books for children.

Matthew Land is an illustrator currently living in Edinburgh. Since graduating with a degree in illustration from University College Falmouth in 2012, he has interspersed his illustration with travelling the world. He is also the illustrator of another Traditional Scottish Tale, The Dragon Stoorworm.