Saint Andrew’s Day

Tartan + Tweed

History of tartan and tweed in Scottish culture and fashion.

Authors and illustrators

Caroline Young Ann Martin

Bonnie Dundee

17th‑century Scottish conflicts around Claverhouse and the Covenanters

Authors and illustrators

Rosemary Sutcliff

Storm Runners

YA thriller: two girls flee evil scientists across Scottish islands to Edinburgh.

Authors and illustrators

Barbara Mitchelhill

Busy Scotland

Interactive board book of Scottish sights and traditions for young children.

Authors and illustrators

Campbell Books Genie Espinosa

Tales From Shakespeare: Macbeth

Macbeth — Shakespearean tale of ambition and power set in Scotland.

Authors and illustrators

Caroline Plaisted Yaniv Shimony

Scottish Poems

Wide-ranging anthology of Scottish poems celebrating Scottish culture.

Authors and illustrators

John Rice

The Further Tales of Peter Rabbit

Peter Rabbit visits Scotland for Highland games with his cousin.

Authors and illustrators

Emma Thompson

The Sword Song Of Bjarni Sigurdson

Viking swordsman’s adventures among Scottish island clans.

Authors and illustrators

Rosemary Sutcliff

The Witching Hour

YA historical novel set in Scotland: witchcraft, survival, and identity.

Authors and illustrators

Elizabeth Laird

Spy for the Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots' court intrigues and a spy's loyalty in Scotland.

Authors and illustrators

Theresa Breslin

Kidnapped

18th-century Scottish adventure about Jacobites, friendship, and the Highlands.

Authors and illustrators

Robert Louis Stevenson

The Last Leg

Scottish Isle of Skye mystery with local flavour and a cross-border twist.

Authors and illustrators

Richard Kidd

The Big Book of the UK

Children's guide to the UK with Scottish customs, history and legends

Authors and illustrators

Imogen Russell Williams Louise Lockhart

The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit

Peter Rabbit’s Scottish adventure: cousins, giant radish, Highland Games.

Authors and illustrators

Emma Thompson

Remembrance

Scottish WWI novel about village youth, loss, and collective memory.

Authors and illustrators

Theresa Breslin

A Year of Scottish Poems

Year-long anthology of Scottish poems tied to national dates and traditions.

Authors and illustrators

Gaby Morgan

Spy for the Queen of Scots

Courtly spy tale around Mary, Queen of Scots' return to Scotland.

Authors and illustrators

Theresa Breslin

Kezzie at War

Scottish wartime tale of family, community resilience and Clydebank history.

Authors and illustrators

Theresa Breslin

The Children of Castle Rock

Children's adventure across Scottish highlands and islands.

Authors and illustrators

Natasha Farrant

Bonnie Dundee

Historical novel following Claverhouse (Bonnie Dundee) during Covenanter-era Scotland.

Authors and illustrators

Rosemary Sutcliff

Kezzie at War

Scottish wartime coming-of-age set in Clydebank; resilience and community.

Authors and illustrators

Theresa Breslin

GET A LIFE! NAPOLEON

Pop-history overview of Mary, Queen of Scots (Scottish focus).

Authors and illustrators

Philip Ardagh

The Boggart Fights Back

Children’s fantasy in Scotland with boggarts, Nessie and Old Magic.

Authors and illustrators

Susan Cooper

The Boggart Fights Back

Children's fantasy rooted in Scottish folklore and Loch Ness legend.

Authors and illustrators

Susan Cooper

The Sword Song Of Bjarni Sigurdson

Viking mercenary in the western Scottish isles amid brutal clan feuds.

Authors and illustrators

Rosemary Sutcliff

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