‘MacSprout, Keeper of the Corncrackers’ is a children’s picture book, bursting with engaging, humorous information about the relationship between nature and a very special Scottish working landscape as seen through the eyes of a dog. The book explores values of friendship, community and the love between MacSprout and his ‘owner’, Wee Boss. It’s a story of new beginnings and resilience.
The beautiful watercolour and collage illustrations by Rebecca, evoke the Outer Hebridean machair landscapes and it’s wildlife. They are taken from her sketch books kept over ten years while living and working on Island.
This soft cover book contains 4 stories over 52 illustrated pages and is a self-published, locally printed in Scotland, limited second edition. It will appeal to early readers upward and their adults and is supported by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
Jayne Baldwin, Foggie Toddle Bookshop

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