Katie Morag and the Two Grandmothers - Hardcover

Hedderwick, Mairi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316354007 ISBN 13: 9780316354004

Publisher: Little Brown & Co, 1986

Synopsis

Katie Morag's two very different grandmothers, plain Grannie Island and sophisticated Granma Mainland, don't seem to like each other until Granma Mainland's secret beauty formula saves the day for Grannie Island's prize sheep.

About this title

About the Author:

Mairi Hedderwick was born in Gourock, Scotland. At seventeen she took a job as a mother's help on the Isle of Coll in the Hebrides, beginning a life-long love affair with islands and their small communities. Her children were brought up there and now some of her grandchildren. Mairi Hedderwick has recently moved back to the island after a stint at being Granny Mainland. Mairi's island world is delightfully reflected in the imaginary island of Struay where Katie Morag and her family live. As well as creating children's books Mairi writes and illustrates travel books for adults. She spends a lot of time visiting schools and is always accompanied by Katie Morag's teddy that travels with her in a black bag. In 2013 Katie Morag joined CBeebies in the UK in a successful live-action series.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2 Katie Morag's grandmothers are as different as night and day. Granma Mainland, visiting the island from the big city, is a "smart wee dazzler"petite, feminine and always impeccably dressed. Grannie Island, on the other hand, lives just across the bay and has no time for such fancy ways. Clad in her boots and overalls, she is always busy tending her farm and animals. When on the morning of the big annual Show Day, Grannie Island's prize-winning ewe, Alecina, gets filthy, it's Katie Morag who saves the day by remembering Granma Mainland's ample collection of "beauty aids." After a bubble bath, and having her fleece perfumed, powdered and curled, Alecina is, of course, judged the hands-down trophy winner. The busy watercolor and crayon illustrations add enormously to the success of this lighthearted story and present a charming picture of life in the Hebrides. An excellent read-aloud choice. Luann Toth, Summit Free Public Library, N.J.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Little Brown & Co
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0316354007
• ISBN 13: 9780316354004
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32