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Musical interludes across the weekend’s events will be provided by Perth-based singer and composer Debra Salem, from her album In A Sma’ Room, inspired by the poems of William Soutar.
When Kerry told the youngster that her favourite author had seen the video, she couldn't believe it. Read More Related ArticlesMy real breakthrough was THE GRUFFALO, again illustrated by Axel. We work separately - he’s in London and I’m in Glasgow - but he sends me letters with lovely funny pictures on the envelopes.
Bearsden started out as a small hamlet in the 17th century, but grew in the 19th century as wealthy Glasgow businessmen moved to the city's periphery and a wide selection of Victorian architecture can be seen, such as the former Schaw Convalescent Home. Our events officer had mentioned to this friend how wonderful it would be to get Douglas to the festival and he offered to get in touch with him. He died in October 1943, aged only 45, at his parents’ home in Wilson Street, now known as the Soutar House. There is vocabulary support for Shetland, Orkney and for Doric. These materials were used when Education Scotland and Into Film held Scots Language Through Film events in these areas.
They would come to the show and ask if we had made recordings of the music. We always thought ‘we must do this’,” Debra explains. The Glasgow Gruffalo: The Gruffalo in Glaswegian by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler: Undiscovered Scotland Book Review Undiscovered Scotland
We also have many of Donaldson & Scheffler's other books - and I'm pleased to say that they're consistently good. The Gruffalo's Child, Room on the Broom, The Smartest Giant in Town, A Squash and a Squeeze, Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, and Superworm all have my little boy's seal of approval. Before Malcolm and I had our three sons we used to go busking together and I would write special songs for each country; the best one was in Italian about pasta. I remember that book from my own childhood, and I don't find this grating - it's sweet, it's unisex, the art style is lush and I don't mind seeing it splashed around.
The Glasgow Gruffalo
She also explained that she had originally planned to do a reading for her granddaughter but instead decided to do one for everyone: I grew up in a tall Victorian London house with my parents, grandmother, aunt, uncle, younger sister Mary and cat Geoffrey (who was really a prince in disguise. Mary and I would argue about which of us would marry him). Kirsty goes on: “The festival is about celebrating Scots language, literature and culture with the spirit of William Soutar bringing it all together.” A ‘fascinating man’ The video is an entire reading of the book, in a traditional strong accent, with the language and descriptions adapted to include typical and common Scottish phrases. To describe the Gruffalo, Elaine C Smith reads: