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Book SynopsisAh want tae check she’s awricht. Ah kin luik there fur Brodie an aw.
Burds are meant tae fly.
Brodie goes missing. Being a bird with a bad wing, Iona is sent into a worry. Her mammy is busy trying to get her ready for school and the snaw is settling in. But Brodie must be found.
Running through the garden and exploring Mad Billy’s farm, Brodie couldn’t have gone far. After all, she was a hoolet thit couldnae fly.
A fantastic book from award-winning Scots author Emma Grae, exploring themes of confidence and celebrates the idea that it is okay to be different. Meet all the different animals we encounter on the search for Brodie in this bonnie wee book.
There is an untapped market for an original children’s book in Scots and Emma is keen to fill it with great stories for kids aged 7-10 years old. With a snowy setting, it will make a great gift this Christmas for any child in Scotland.
Trade ReviewPraise for The Tongue She Speaks:
Wi her latest nuvel, grae is gaun fae strenth tae strenth! – DR MICHAEL DEMPSTER, Director of The Scots Language Centre
Deep-rooted prejudice against the Scots language is to be explored in a new book that features a bullied teenage schoolgirl as its main protagonist. – BRIAN FERGUSSON, The Scotsman
The book gives us all the inspiration to delve intae oor inn'r Scots and try and scrive in Scots anaw! It's also helped light the fire in me of encouraging my classes to use Scots regularly - after all, we aw speak it! – SCOTT SHEILDS, The Wee Scottish Book Club
Emma Grae’s new novel paints a portrait of a young life that is both thrilling and moving. – JOYCE MCMILLAN, The Scotsman
Grae’s writing has a real edge, addressing not only bullying, grief, and growing pains, but also mental health, therapy, and belonging…The real achievement of The Tongue She Speaks is that it’s simply wonderfully written, and an effortless read. It’s not great because it’s written in Scots: it’s great AND it’s written in Scots. The language is there to enrich and shape the characters. It is integral to who they are. – ALISTAIR BRAIDWOOD, Snack Magazine
A pleisure tae hear hou young anes the day, haundle the Scots/English dichotomy. – BILLY KAY, author of Scots: the mither tongue
