Author: Mackay, Janis, Mhasane, Ruchi Interest age: from c 4 yearsPublished on 18 September 2014 by FLORIS BOOKS in the United Kingdom as part of the Picture Kelpies: Traditional Scottish Tales series.Paperback | 32 pages, colour illustrations220 x 294 x 9 | 242g Fergus lives with his father by the sea, but is lonely. He wants a friend more than anything.One day Fergus finds treasure on the beach: a beautiful fur blanket hidden in the rocks. But Fergus doesnt know that his treasure belongs to someone else -- a selkie girl has lost her seal skin and cant go home to the sea without it.Will Fergus give his new friend what she needs, and risk being lonely again?This is a lovely retelling of the traditional Scottish folk tale of the selkie (a seal who can become human) adapted for a young audience. Beautifully written by storyteller and selkie storyteller Janis Mackay, the tale is accompanied by stunning illustrations by Ruchi Mhasane.The Selkie Girl is one of the first titles released in the new Picture Kelpies: Traditional Scottish Tales range of picture books that bring classic Scottish folk and fairy tales to life for young children.
