Mary Queen of Scots

Whigmaleerie is a Scottish company offering over 20 titles, some in special cases for libraries and schools. They cover an inspired range of Scottish tales, traditional and modern, appealing to the under-fives through to secondary school age children, like this title. Mary Queen of Scots is an easy way to absorb history. It's a moving series of dramatised reflections on the young Queen's past, beginning with her childhood in France and ending when she was beheaded, her little dog cowering beneath her skirts. The attractively illustrated book follows the tape word by word and is also available in hardback.

(Whigmaleerie, 7 Main Street, Balerno, Edinburgh EH14 7EQ)