The Gruffalo in Scots

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We know time is tight, so here is just one activity you could do before or after watching this event. Eleven exciting translations of these popular books are also available in different dialects of Scots including Doric, Dundonian, Shetland and Orcadian. We also hear from lots of pupils all around the country who share their favourite Scots and Gaelic words! Itchy Coo is delighted to share that The Glasgow Gruffalo’s Wean has won the Scots Bairns Book o the Year at the Scots Language Awards 2021. As an extension activity, each week pupils can find and share a new Scots or Gaelic word with the class and the wall can be updated on a regular basis to celebrate these new words.

Resources to accompany the Scots versions of Julia Donaldson’s classic children’s book The Gruffalo.

I love this book, purchased for myself so that my Scottish boyfriend could read it to me and I could swoon over his accent. I would highly recommend this to any Scots as they will-as I did-love telling a beautiful story to their weans.

Translated by James Robertson and published by Itchy Coo, this new edition of The Gruffalo has been approved by Julia Donaldson and will delight both children and adults alike. For a range of activities you can use to introduce pupils to Scots, take a look at our learning resource on using Scots in the classroom (this link will open in a new window).A publishing phenomenon with millions of copies sold, he has illustrated some of the bestselling and most-read children's books over the last twenty years.