{"product_id":"9781529532210","title":"Coorie Doon: A Scottish Lullaby Story : The stunning debut picture book from critically acclaimed Scottish poet Jackie Kay","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Kay, Jackie \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePicture storybooks\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 January 2026 by Walker Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 40 pages\u003cbr\u003e279 x 200 x 9 | 194g\u003chr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stunning debut picture book from Jackie Kay, one of the UK's foremost poets, rooted in familiar folk songs, and injected with gloriously lyrical old Scots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Shona was a wee bit bairnHer daddy would sing Coorie Doon,Till she cooried doon and fell asleepUnder the huge eye o’ the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery night, Shona is tucked into bed by her loving parents, who sing her old and familiar folk songs: Tiree Love Song; Goodnight, Irene and Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go? And as Shona sleeps, we follow the people and places that drift into her dream world: her best 'fiere', Ali, her dog, Marley, her cat, Flo... Then, years later, we meet Shona when she is sixty – actually sixty years old! – as she tucks her daddy, now an old man, into bed. And it is her turn to sing to him: 'Coorie Doon, Coorie Doon, wee Daddy'. Magnificently illustrated by Jill Calder, this is a truly original picture book that celebrates the small, perfect rituals of childhood and how they become a vital part of who we are. The book also includes a QR code to scan that will link through to a video from Jackie Kay and free audio recordings of songs from the book from legendary folk singers Peggy Seeger, Claire Brown and Suzanne Bonnar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kay, Jackie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52733341270353,"sku":"9781529532210","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/0909\/8833\/files\/9781529532210.jpg?v=1767457466","url":"https:\/\/shop.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk\/products\/9781529532210","provider":"The Alligator's Mouth Children's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}