The 12 Days o Yule: A Scottish Christmas
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The 12 Days o Yule: A Scottish Christmas
By (Author) Susan Rennie
Illustrated by Matthew Land
Birlinn General
Birlinn Ltd
9th January 2026
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts
Age groups: children
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 230mm, Height 230mm, Spine 5mm
150g
Description
Take a deep breath and prepare for a journey through all twelve days of Yuletide with a cast of skaters skooshin, lassies birlin, sheep a-shooglin and the all-important five gowden rings.
The stunningly beautiful illustrations bring this Scots version of the ever-popular Christmas song to life in vivid detail. Inspired by the traditional verse, this adaptation features easy-to-understand (and pronounce) Scots words and animals, including hoolets (owls) and bonnie doos (beautiful doves).
Author Bio
Susan Rennie lectures on the history of Scots and lexicography at Glasgow University. A renowned Scots language expert, she is a co-founder of Scots language publisher Itchy Coo and author of several Scots language books for children.
Matthew Land is an illustrator currently living in Edinburgh. Since graduating with a degree in illustration from University College Falmouth in 2012, he has interspersed his illustration with travelling the world. He is also the illustrator of another Traditional Scottish Tale, The Dragon Stoorworm.
