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Nombre canónico: Nic Leodhas, Sorche
Nombre legal: Alger, LeClaire Gowans
Fecha de nacimiento: 1898-05-20
Fecha de fallecimiento: 1969-11-14
Género: female
Nacionalidad: USA
Lugar de nacimiento: Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Lugar de fallecimiento: Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Lugares de residencia: Youngstown, Ohio, USA (born)
Educación: at home
Ocupaciones: Librarian
Premios y honores: Newbury Award 1963
Caldecott Medal 1966

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Always Room for One More por Sorche Nic Leodhas

Based on a old Scottish song about bringing the house down, this story is probably best sung. Music is provided in the back, and you're also going to need the glossary in the back to understand the Scottish/Gaelic thrown in.

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LibrarianDest | 27 reseñas más. | Jan 3, 2024 |

Twelve Great Black Cats: And Other Eerie Scottish… por Sorche Nic Leodhas

Some of these made me a little nervous, or made me shiver a bit. Others had me intrigued at the mystery. The illustrations were wonderful. One of the stories that was apparently intended to be scary, was for me about grief and letting go. It helped me a lot. Another had me roar with laughter at a bit of dialogue I was convinced was a joke with five different layers. it was uh, probably not as profound for its time as I found it now. I'm so glad I read this book.

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iszevthere | Jun 23, 2022 |

RYBÁR A PRSTEŇ MORSKEJ PANNY por Sorche Nic Leodhas

Škótske ľudové rozprávky (Rybár a prsteň morskej panny, O lairdovej dcére a kováčovom synovi, O žene, ktorá prekabátila vodníka, O dievčati, ktoré si vyšlo pred úsvitom na lúku, Podhodenec a márnomyseľná matka, Včelár a zakliaty králik, Dievča s trnkovou palicou, O žene, ktorá prekabátila víly, atď.).

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Hanita73 | Mar 7, 2022 |

Ghosts Go Haunting por Sorche Nic Leodhas

I am always up for a good ghost story. When I saw this collection of Scottish spooky folklore, I knew I needed to read this book!

Ghosts Go Haunting contains 10 wonderfully quaint ghostly tales:

The Wicked House of Duncan MacBain
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
The Man Who Walked Widdershins Around the Kirk
The Tale the Crofter Told
The Wild Ride in the Tilt Cart
The Man Who Helped Carry the Coffin
The Ghost that Didn't Want to be a Ghost
The Lads Who Met the Highwayman
How Tammas Maciver Macmurdo Maclennan Met His Match
The Young Irish Lad from the Hiring Fair

The tales are wonderfully written, colorful and very entertaining to read. From restless spirits to devilish ones, the stories are varied. Some are more humorous, others sinister....but I enjoyed all 10! The tales are accented with artwork by Nonny Hogrogian. The illustrations go perfectly with the stories.

My favorite tale was The Ghost that Didn't Want to be a Ghost. The trials and tribulations of other ghosts having to put up with complaints from a lazy spirit....doesn't want to haunt, doesn't like to clank chains....lots of complaining and moping. Finally the chief of the ghosts steps in to help solve the situation. The final solution to the ghost's problem is both heart-warming and humorous. Great story!

All in all, a great collection of Scottish ghost stories! Sorche Nic Leodhas is the pen name of LeClair Alger. Several collections of Scottish stories were published under the pseudonym, including Twelve Black Cats and Other Eerie Tales from Scotland and By Loch and By Lin, Tales from Scottish Ballads. I enjoyed Ghosts Go Haunting so much I definitely want to read more!… (más)

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JuliW | Nov 22, 2020 |

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