East Lothian Folk Tales for Children

East Lothian's landscape has stories sewn into it. In this collection there are tales of witches and wizards, of magical creatures and eerie happenings. There are pirates and smugglers, giants and ogres. You will discover the whispered secrets of Kings and Queens, and of strange goings on. These are stories every child who has a connection to East Lothian should know. And each tale is connected to a place in the county you can visit.

Auteur

Tim Porteus is a professional storyteller who works extensively in schools and various educational settings. He has an MA (Hons ) in History. He writes a weekly column for the East Lothian Courier and is the author of East Lothian Folk Tales published by The History Press. Tim has promoted storytelling and story writing amongst children in his work with early years and the charity Young Storytellers of Scotland. He lives in Prestonpans.