Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersens Fairy Tales in Scots

By:   Martin Waddell
Illustrated by:   Emma Chichester Clark, Emma Chichester Clark
Introduction by:   Julia Donaldson
Edited by:   Matthew Fitt
Imprint:   Itchy Coo
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 275mm,  Width: 245mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   875g
ISBN:   9781785303135
ISBN 10:   1785303139
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   24 September 2020
Recommended Age:   From 5 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  0-5 years
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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 long-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2006. For Itchy Coo he has translated Roald Dahl's The Fantastic Mr Fox and A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh into Scots. Matthew Fitt has represented Itchy Coo at the United Nations and Tartan Week in New York. He has provided advice and information on the Scots Language to the Scottish Government, Council of Europe, British Council, Learning & Teaching Scotland, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, General Teaching Council, Literature Forum for Scotland, and at national and international conferences. Matthew is currently Secretary of UK EBLUL (European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages).