There Was a Wee Lassie Who Swallowed a Midgie

I bought this for my great niece. Not only does she love it but all the adults liked it too!!

Vous aimez l'écosse , vous détestez ces petits insectes qui peuvent gâcher votre soirée ? Et bien voilà, un livre qui vous amusera ! Sous forme de comptine, une petite fille avale un de ces petits insectes qui lui même est avalé par.... La comptine est une suite de mots qui coulent, rebondissent et repartent dans une ronde effrénée. Chaque illustration propose de suivre le parcours de l'insecte... un vrai labyrinthe d'aventures et de rencontres. Votre enfants pourra s'amuser des heures, seul à faire vivre des aventures sans fin à cette petite bête... Un bel achat ! :)

I've been ordering kids' books written in Scots to help me learn the language. (I read them along with an English/Scots dictionary.) This book was fun. There is also a Scots language version of the first Harry Potter book that I'm reading; however, the reading level is quite a bit higher than this book, which I'm guessing is written at about a first-grade level.

What a brilliant book! My Dad used to sing me the original version when I was small so I have always had a soft spot for it and, living close to the sea, I was delighted when I found 'There was an old lady who swallowed the sea' when my own child was very small, so we enjoyed both of those versions. Having been up to Scotland this summer My son and I were very excited to find this book. It is a perfect Scotland memento featuring just about all the 'wildlife' you might expect: seal, Scottie dog, puffin, the Loch Ness monster...even a haggis. My son also enjoyed saying 'wee' for small while we were away so this really is perfect. It is a joy to read and the illustrations are great too - quite different from the other two versions - and very clever (more like a household plumbing system diagram!). What a brilliant book!

Lovely and funny book - great as a baby gift