‘Ilka times, her daddy sang a song Shona loved, called The Tiree Love Song’
Coorie Doon: A Scottish Lullaby Story
By Jackie Kay, Illustrated by Jill Calder
Published by Walker Books
He-ree ho-ro, my bonnie wee girl,
He-ree ho0ro, my fair one.
Will you come away , my love,
To be my own, my rare one?

Coorie Doon: A Scottish Lullaby Story by Jackie Kay and illustrated by Jill Calder is published by Walker Books, priced £12.99.
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