Room on the Broom in Scots
The witch had a cat
And an awfie lang hat,
And gingery hair That she pit in a plait.
Hoo the cat purred
And hoo the witch grinned
As they sat on their bizzum
And fleed through the wind.
But hoo the witch peenged
And the cat fuffed and aw
When the wind wis sae wild
That the hat blew awa.
'Doon!' cried the witch,
And they fleed tae the grund.
They riped and they reenged
But nae hat could be fund.
Then oot fae the bushes (and this is the truth)
There breeshled a dug
Wi the hat in his mooth...
Room on the Broom is probably Julia Donaldson's best-loved picture book after The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child. Following the huge success of these two titles in their Scots language versions, Room on the Broom in Scots is sure to be another big hit with Scottish mums, dads and bairns.
Julia Donaldson, the 2011-2013 Children's Laureate, is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of the world's most-loved picture books including The Gruffalo and What the Ladybird Heard.
Axel Scheffler (Illustrator)
Axel Scheffler is one of the world's best-loved illustrators. A publishing phenomenon with millions of copies sold, he has illustrated some of the bestselling and most-read children's books over the last twenty years.
James Robertson (Translator)
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 and featured on the Richard and Judy Book Club in 2007. For Itchy Coo his translations include Julia Donaldson’s The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox and A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh.