Haud Ma Chips, Ah've Drapped the Wean!
Haud Ma Chips, Ah've Drapped the Wean!

Author: Allan Morrison

Publisher: Luath Press Ltd

Published: 2013-07-22

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1909912093

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An hilarious and often wise collection of Scots saying straight from the mouths of the Grannies of Glasgow. With each snippet accompanied by a straightforward English translation, this is your introduction to the unique wisdom of the 'Glesca Granny'.

'Haud Yer Wheesht!'
'Haud Yer Wheesht!'

Author: Allan Morrison

Publisher: Neil Wilson Publishing

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781897784600

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A frequently hilarious and often wise collection of Scots sayings which our Grannies always seemed to have to hand for all manner of situations and circumstances. They cover marriage, cooking, the home, money, sex, the Kirk, the future, health, happiness, poverty, travel, death, birth and a lot more. Each saying is accompanied by a straightforward English equivalent for ease of understanding by tourists and visitors from overseas. Over 50 cartoon illustrations by Rupert Besley accompany the text.

I need a new bum
I need a new bum

Author: Dawn McMillan

Publisher: Oratia Media Ltd

Published: 2012-09-03T00:00:00Z

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1877514578

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I need a new bum! Mine's got a crack. I can see in the mirror a crack in the back. What to do when you need a new bum? Should you get one that's blue or yellow spotted? A Chevy bum, a rocket bum that's all fire and thrust, or a robo-bum? The options are endless - but wait, Dad's bum crack is showing too? Maybe this is contagious.

Shopping Cart Soldiers
Shopping Cart Soldiers

Author: John Mulligan

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1999-01-20

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0684856050

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A Vietnam veteran describes the nightmarish experiences of an American soldier in the Vietnamese jungles and his painful psychological convalescence.

A Wee Murder in My Shop
A Wee Murder in My Shop

Author: Fran Stewart

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-03-03

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0425270319

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FIRST IN A NEW SERIES! Hamelin, Vermont, isn’t the most likely place for bagpipes and tartan, but at Peggy Winn’s ScotShop, business is booming… While on a transatlantic hunt for some authentic wares to sell at her shop, Peggy is looking to forget her troubles by digging through the hidden treasures of the Scottish Highlands. With so many enchanting items on sale, Peggy can’t resist buying a beautiful old tartan shawl. But once she wraps it around her shoulders, she discovers that her purchase comes with a hidden fee: the specter of a fourteenth-century Scotsman. Unsure if her Highland fling was real or a product of an overactive imagination, Peggy returns home to Vermont—only to find the dead body of her ex-boyfriend on the floor of her shop. When the police chief arrests Peggy’s cousin based on some incriminating evidence, Peggy decides to ask her haunting Scottish companion to help figure out who really committed the crime—before anyone else gets kilt…

'Goannae No Dae That!'
'Goannae No Dae That!'

Author: Allan Morrison

Publisher: Luath Press Ltd

Published: 2014-11-28

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 1910324361

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The Scots have a unique way of communicating their feelings. Their sayings are cheeky, to the point, rude and always funny. Scotland's bestselling humour author is back with his latest collection of hilarious Scottish sayings.'Away an' bile yer heid an' mak silly soup!'That wan's in everything but the Co-operative windae!''If ah had your money ah wid burn ma ain''Ye've goat a heid oan ye like a stair-heid''The gemme's a bogie''Yer cruisin' fur a bruisin'''Ah'm that hungry ah could eat a scabbie-heided horse''Castor oil cures everythin' but a widden leg''Wan minute yer a peacock an' the next yer a feather duster''Yer talkin' mince withoot a tattie in sight''Lang may yer lum reek, an' may a wee moose never leave yer kitchen press wi' a tear in its ee''Yer herr's mingin', hingin' an' clingin''From the infallible wisdom of the Glesca Granny, to the hilarious patter of larger-than-life conductress Big Aggie MacDonald, Allan Morrison has a sharp eye and a silver tongue when it comes to observational humour.SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY on Haud Ma Chips, Ah've Drapped the Wean!

Living My Life
Living My Life

Author: Emma Goldman

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1970-01-01

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9780486225449

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The autobiography of the early radical leader and her participation in communist, anarchist, and feminist activities

The Wonky Donkey
The Wonky Donkey

Author: Craig Smith

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 0545261244

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Kids will love this cumulative and hysterical read-aloud that features a free downloadable song "I was walking down the road and I saw... a donkey, Hee Haw And he only had three legs He was a wonky donkey." Children will be in fits of laughter with this perfect read-aloud tale of an endearing donkey. By the book's final page, readers end up with a spunky hanky-panky cranky stinky-dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey Download the free song at www.scholastic.com/wonkydonkey.