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In order to cure her ailing pig, an Irish widow agrees to give a strange woman whatever she wants and then the widow must guess the woman's name or give up her baby.

Library Binding: 32 pages

Publisher: Holiday House; 1 edition (March 1, 2004)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0823417492

ISBN-13: 978-0823417490

Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches

Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Best Sellers Rank: #4,402,261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #35 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Reference > Citizenship #3249 in Books > Children's Books > Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths > Multicultural

Age Range: 6 and up

Grade Level: 1 and up

One of the reasons Scots is dying as a language is because of reviews like the one above. While no doubt Scots words will be difficult for young readers who are just learning to read English, they should not be dissuaded from tasting the vocabulary of another culture. I recommend this book both for its use of rich language and its well-documented retelling of a classic Scottish story.

Preston McDaniels has illustrated many other children's books, and kids with good reading skills will appreciate John Stewig's retelling of the classic Whuppity Stoorie, paired with McDaniels' fine drawings. A poor goodwife trusts a mysterious witch to cure her ailing sow and finds herself in a struggle for her greatest treasure in this classic folk story of trust and courage.

Whuppity Stoorie