Coorie Doon: A Scottish Lullaby Story Signed Bookplate Edition

Coorie Doon, by the poet Jackie Kay, with beautiful illustrations by Jill Calder, is a labour of love from both creators. It is a story, scattered with dialect words, of love between generations: adoptive parents sing Scottish lullabies to their daughter, who tucks in her “wee” father in his old age. This is about being safe and cosy, and about the happiness of family, home and friends. * The Sunday Times *
a warm hug of a book about going to bed, sweet dreams, the moon, foxes, corbies “fizzing and jagged in the sky’s big bed,” mums and dads singing their children to sleep and grown-up children doing the same to their ageing parents. And frankly if that doesn’t tug on your heartstrings you haven’t got any. This also seems as personal as any of Kay’s poetry. And as full of love. * The Herald, Book of the Month *
There’s an intimacy in this lyrical exploration of bedtime songs and dialectal lullabies that have been lovingly crafted into a story about close family bonds and feeling safe and secure by day and by night. * Inclusive Books for Children *
Featured, January Children’s Previews * The Bookseller *
In this gorgeous book, inspired by the author’s own childhood, Jackie Kay draws on Scots dialect, language, lullabies and memory to tell a story of how love is passed on, from one generation to the next. * Juno Magazine *