Thi Dundee Gruffalos Bairn : The Gruffalos Child in Dundee Scots

Author: Donaldson, Julia, Scheffler, Axel

Picture storybooks

Published on 11 October 2016 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Itchy Coo) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 32 pages
218 x 271 x 10 | 154g

Thi Gruffalo waarned as ee shak ees haid,Dinnae set fut in thi daip derk waid!But ane caald nicht when thi Gruffalos ehs are shut, thi Gruffalos Bairn daandirs oot intae thi snaa. Eftir aa, aabody kens theres nae sitch thing as thi Heefin Hackit Moosie...eh no?In 2015, following on from the huge success of James Robertsons Scots translation of The Gruffalo, Itchy Coo published four dialect versions: the Orkney, Shetland, Doric and Dundee Gruffalos have all proved immensely popular as celebrations of the Scots languages astonishing regional diversity.

Matthew Fitts Dundonian version of The Gruffalo is now followed by Thi Dundee Gruffalos Bairn. A cautionary tale about what happens when a small Gruffalo leaves the comfort of its cave and sets off into the dark wood on a wintry night, this is sure to be another big hit in Dundee and with Dundonian speakers wherever they bide.