Mairi Hedderwick
Home address:
An Lanntair, Isle of Coll, Argyll, PA78 6TB, ScotlandBRAW network:
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A graduate of Edinburgh College of Art, Mairi Hedderwick was a teacher before she started illustrating children’s books. As an author and illustrator her most popular character, Katie Morag, was created in 1984. Katie Morag’s home on the fictional hebridean island of Struay is not a million miles away from her author’s own island home.
Mairi Hedderwick has also written and illustrated many other books for children and adults, all with the backdrop of the Highlands and Islands. She was awarded an Honorary Degree from Stirling University in 2003 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to writing and illustration in Scotland, especially for children.
She is currently working on a book about Shetland.
About writer's events and projects:
Katie Morag storytelling/slides/powerpoint, how a Picture Storybook is created; roughs proofs etc. All adapted to range and ability of Primary children. Mairi prefers working with older children helping them create their own stories. She can only manage a limited number of engagements and needs bookings to be made a year in advance by letter.
Language:
EnglishAge groups:
5-8, 9-12Books written
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
Kirsty and Grannie walk through the countryside, past sheep, ducks and Highland cattle - all the way around the farms and back. All around them is the natural ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
Carpenter MacPheigh is the best carpenter around for many miles. Together with his apprentice he cleverly outwits his clumsier, jealous rivals when challenged to ...
One of a series of picture books featuring the ever-resourceful Katie Morag and her family and friends on the Isle of Struay. Everyone on the island is excited by the news that Neilly Beag and Granma ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
The islanders are dismayed when the badly-behaved Big Boy Cousins come to stay, but Katie Morag thinks they are wonderful. She joins in with them as they cause ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
Katie Morag is desperate for it to be her birthday, but as she soon discovers, there are plenty of other birthdays to be celebrated on Struay both before and ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
The two Grandmothers have decided that Katie Morag is to take ballet classes. Katie Morag is not impressed - she has better things to do on a Saturday morning. ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
Every year on the Isle of Struay, there is a grand concert, where the islanders play fiddles, recite poetry, and sing and dance in front of their friends and ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
One of a series of picture books featuring the ever-resourceful Katie Morag and her family and friends on the Isle of Struay. When workmen arrive to build a new ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
Katie Morag is fed up with helping the little ones at school to thread beads. So she pretends to be unwell and stays at home. She ends up dancing round the ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderick
Katie Morag's nose has been put out of joint by the arrival of a new baby sister, and in a temper she throws her own teddy into the sea. It takes a stay at ...
Grannie Island doesn't think much of Granma Mainland's fancy ways, but when a prize sheep gets stuck in Boggy Loch on Show Day, it's up to the ever-resourceful Katie Morag to save the day - with a ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
Grannie Island and Granma Mainland are like chalk and cheese - but ever resourceful Katie Morag finds an un-ewe-sual way of helping them to understand each other ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
The first picture book which features Katie Morag, a young Hebridean girl with a gift for schemes. When she mixes up the mail by accident she takes it upon ...
Whether she's posting parcels to the wrong addresses, helping Grannie Island with a winning sheep, having problems with a troublesome ted or dealing with her naughty big boy cousins, Katie Morag is ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
Katie Morag, the popular children's character from the Isle of Struay, always seems to find plenty to do, even when the weather's bad. Now readers can join her ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
In Saturday Sweets Katie Morag and Liam can't decide which sweets to give Grannie Island as a present but they do decide that the best way to make up their minds ...
Illustrated by Marir Hedderwick
Katie Morag is back! Whether she is getting excited about the new pier, trying to cheer up Grannie Island in time for Granma Mainland's big day, singing naughty ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
The Peebles family have moved house. There's a lot to be done, including giving the place a fresh coat of paint. Peedie Peebles is not allowed near any of the ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
This book plots Peedie Peebles' noisy progress through the day, from the moment he wakes up until he falls asleep at night. Using flaps on the right-hand side of ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
Tales of Scottish island life are gathered together in this book with pictures, poems and sea shanties - all designed to keep Katie Morag fans entertained for ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
Another collection of stories, poems and things to do featuring everyone's favourite little girl from the Isle of Struay, Katie Morag McColl. First published in ...
Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick
Brand-new characters from the creator of Katie Morag! Meet the otter family and join in their search for the perfect new home. The Utterly Otterley family live ...
