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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Black & White Publishing

ISBN: 9781785308352

RRP: £7.99

PAGES: 40

PUBLICATION DATE:
September 11, 2025

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Jocky Gentoo: The Adventures of a Penguin in Scots

Julia Donaldson, translated by James Robertson

A wonderful translation into Scots Language of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Jonty Gentoo, translated into Scots by James Robertson.

Are ye aw set for a pole-tae-pole adventure?
Jocky, a gallus wee gentoo penguin, is aw a for the jaunt o a lifetime. But shairly he’ll no can hoddle aw the wey tae Antarctica?

Following the huge success of titles such as The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Mannie in their Scots language versions, Jocky Gentoo is sure to be another big hit wi’ Scottish mums, dads and bairns.

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Julia Donaldson, translated by James Robertson

Julia Donaldson, the 2011-2013 Children’s Laureate, is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of the world’s most-loved picture books including The Gruffalo and What the Ladybird Heard.

James Robertson is a co-founder of Itchy Coo. He writes books for both adults and children, in English and in Scots. His novel The Testament of Gideon Mack was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2006 and featured on the Richard and Judy Book Club in 2007. For Itchy Coo his translations include Julia Donaldson’s The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox and A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh.