The 12 Days O Yule

Susan Rennie

ISBN 10: 1780279728 / ISBN 13: 9781780279725

Published by Birlinn, 2025

New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # BS-9781780279725

Synopsis:

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).

About the Author:

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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The 12 Days O Yule
Publisher: Birlinn
Publication Date: 2025
Binding: PAP
Illustrator: Land, Matthew
Condition: New