The Adventures of Hamish and Mirren: Magical Scottish Stories for Children

Hamish #1-2

by Moira Miller, Mairi Hedderwick (Illustrator)

Hamish and Mirren live in a quiet farmhouse by a beautiful loch in Scotland. Quiet, that is, except for the talking sea urchin, singing sand, hungry fairies, sad bogle and grumpy witch! This delightful collection of stories is a true Scottish children's classic. Moira Miller's characteristic wit and humor shine through, and Mairi Hedderwick's funny, charming illustrations bring gentle Hamish and his canny wife wonderfully to life for younger readers.

Genres: Scotland, Picture Books, Childrens

224 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2015

About the author

Moira Miller (1941-1990) was a Scottish children's author. She was born in Clydebank near Glasgow in January 1941 and grew up in the seaside town of Ayr. Moving to Glasgow, an administrative job with the BBC led to her having short stories broadcast on radio which she then expanded to create her first books. Over the next decade she had a successful and prolific publishing career while visiting schools and libraries throughout Scotland spreading her passion for reading and story telling to a new generation. She died in a road accident in April 1990; her stories did not.

Reviews

[Carrie Brownell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Completely delightful in every single imaginable way! If you're looking for a fun series of stories to read - pick this up. If you are traveling to Scotland (like our family is preparing to do) and you want to enjoy some Scottish tales before you go - pick this up. If you are bored and are looking for something to read - pick this up! If you just like reading in general, do I have the book for you . . . !
(Yes, we enjoyed it.)

[Benjamin Bookman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, quaint, silly, and a perfect amount of mischief make this collection of Scottish fairy tales a very fun read.