Helen has absolutely no interest in becoming a vet like her mother. So she isn't best pleased when asked to help an injured horse. Only this horse isn't entirely normal ... nor are his friends.  Without warning, Helen is thrust into an extraordinary world filled with magic rituals, fantastic creatures, and a dangerous, powerful beast known as the Master, who would destroy it all. Everything hinges on finding the lost Book of Wisdom before the Winter Solstice. Can Helen work out the riddles and help her new friends to make amends for a foolish prank?  First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts offers a wonder-filled mixture of fable and fiction, woven into an exciting race through Scotland’s diverse landscapes and accompanied by an array of creatures from legend and folklore.  (Ages 8-12)

First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts and Wolf Notes and Other Musical Mishaps

Lari Don

Teen & Young Adult

Floris Books

Helen has won a place at a prestigious summer music school in remote northwestern Scotland. But as she practices for a concert on Midsummer’s Eve, her friends, the fabled beasts, prepare for battle―in the very forest where the young musicians are staying. When Yann the centaur arrives and warns Helen of impending danger, she is forced to cast her musical ambitions aside. Helen finds herself catapulted into a perilous quest, allied with fantastical creatures against a powerful enemy, the Faerie Queen. She finds the mythical island of Tir nan Og, breaks the law, and administers first aid to old friends and new … but will it be enough to help her friends and save herself? This is the magical sequel to the bestselling First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts.

Wolf Notes and Other Musical Mishaps

Helen and her fabled-beast friends help Rona the selkie in a Storm Singer competition. Rona wins by singing up an incredible storm, but part of the prize is to represent the selkies in a much bigger contest. Rona must compete in three grueling challenges against a mermaid and a blue loon, and carry an important message between the deep sea powers, which will stop them going to war. She desperately needs the help of Helen and her friends. But a giant jellyfish and a terrifying conger eel are among those who will do anything to stop the message of peace getting through.  Fans of Helen’s first two adventures will be eagerly awaiting this third thrilling installment. Set in the north of Scotland, this story introduces yet more fabled beasts inspired by Scottish sea creatures and folklore.  (Ages 8–12)   

Storm Singing and Other Tangled Tasks (First Aid for Fairies)

21st Century Publications

Winter's Tales

A C BLACK (CHILDRENS BOOKS)

A selection of folk tales about winter from all around the world. Find out how spiders invented tinsel, what happened when the spring girl beat the hag of winter, why snow is eagles' feathers, and how a hero with hairy trousers used ice to kill a dragon. Stories from the Americas, Asia, Scandinavia and Europe make this a wonderfully inclusive anthology of the chilliest of tales, stunningly illustrated in papercut style.

Literature & Fiction

Mythology & Folk Tales

Girls, Goddesses and Giants: Tales of Heroines from Around the World

This title features a selection of folk tales about heroines from all around the world. In these stories it's the girls who save the day through their courage, cunning or kindness - whether they are facing up to wolves, demons, dragons, enemy tribes, or the sun itself! Handsome princes need not apply - these girls are doing it for themselves.

Girls, Goddesses and Giants

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

A&C Black

Little Red Riding Hood loves to visit her Granny's cottage in the forest. Her mother warns her to go straight to Granny's, but when she meets a handsome grey wolf, she doesn't see the harm in stopping for a chat. Scottish storyteller Lari Don's retelling of this well-loved tale is lively and exciting with a wolf who is just scary enough for younger children to enjoy. Célia Chauffrey's finely detailed paintings create an enticing world of quirky characters in a dark and mysterious forest. Comes with storytime CD featuring narration of the text by beloved English actress Imelda Staunton.

Little Red Riding Hood

Children's Books

Classics

BAREFOOT BOOKS+

Little Red Riding Hood loves to visit her Granny's cottage in the forest. Her mother warns her to go straight to Granny's, but when she meets a handsome grey wolf, she doesn't see the harm in stopping for a chat. Scottish storyteller Lari Don's retelling of this well-loved tale is lively and exciting with a wolf who is just scary enough for younger children to enjoy. Célia Chauffrey's finely detailed paintings create an enticing world of quirky characters in a dark and mysterious forest. Comes with storytime CD featuring narration of the text by beloved English actress Imelda Staunton.

One hot, dry day in Zambia, the rain stops falling. Soon the animals are very hungry and thirsty. How can they recover? They send a messenger to ask a tree for fruit.

The Tortoise's Gift a Story from Zambia. Retold by Lari Don (Animal Stories)

Barefoot Books Ltd

One hot, dry summer in Zambia, the rain stops falling. Soon, the animals are very hungry and thirsty. How can they recover? They have heard of a wonderful tree that can produce fruit, but it will only do so if it is asked by name and no one can remember what it is called! The animals agree to send a messenger to the wise mountain to find out the name of the tree and bring it back. One by one, the animals set out, but remembering the name is not as easy as they had imagined . . .

The Tortoise's Gift: A Story from Zambia (Animal Stories, 1)

Animals

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Books by Lari Don

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First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts and Wolf Notes and Other Musical Mishaps

Wolf Notes and Other Musical Mishaps

Storm Singing and Other Tangled Tasks (First Aid for Fairies)

Winter's Tales

Winter's Tales

Girls, Goddesses and Giants

Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

The Tortoise's Gift a Story from Zambia. Retold by Lari Don (Animal Stories)

The Tortoise's Gift: A Story from Zambia (Animal Stories, 1)