Is Mairi Hedderwick Scottish?

Is Mairi Hedderwick Scottish?

Mairi Hedderwick was born in Gourock, Scotland. As well as creating children’s books Mairi writes and illustrates travel books for adults, including Highland Journey and Sea Change and An Eye on the Hebrides. She also illustrated the acclaimed Janet Reachfar books.

Where does Mairi Hedderwick live?

Hedderwick has now become Granny Mainland, living near her grand-children in the north of Scotland. However, she has other grand-children who are living the island dream that she had as a child.

What age are Katie Morag books for?

All in all, these are brilliant bedtime stories for ages 3 and over. Book 1 Katie Morag Delivers the Mail is Toppsta readers’ favourite although you don’t need to read the series in order.

What is Mairi Hedderwick famous for?

Mairi Hedderwick (born 2 May 1939) is a Scottish illustrator and author, known for the Katie Morag series of children’s picture books set on the Isle of Struay, a fictional counterpart of the inner Hebridean island of Coll where Hedderwick has lived at various times for much of her life.

What is Katie Morag’s real name?

Katie Morag is played by Cherry Campbell. Family: Katie Morag lives with her parents Isobel and Peter, her little brother Liam and her baby sister Flora Ann.

Who lives on the Isle of Struay?

Katie Morag
The books are set on the fictional Isle of Struay, off the west coast of Scotland. Katie Morag lives close to the jetty above the island’s only shop, where her mother is the postmistress and her father runs the general store.

Who does Katie Morag live with?

Katie Morag is a feisty, red-headed girl who lives with her family on the magical Scottish Island of Struay.

Where is Katie Morag filmed?

The Cbeebies show, which was filmed in Tobermory on Mull, had its best viewing figures in those three years. According to VisitScotland research, a fifth of all visitors to Scotland are influenced to visit after seeing it on film or television.

Is the Isle of Struay real?

The series is filmed on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Although the fictional Island of Struay is based on Coll in the Inner Hebrides, the producers felt Lewis had the necessary infrastructure to create the series.

What is Katie Morag’s brother called?

brother Liam
Katie Morag is played by Cherry Campbell. Family: Katie Morag lives with her parents Isobel and Peter, her little brother Liam and her baby sister Flora Ann. Mr McColl is the shopkeeper in the village shop and Mrs McColl is the postmistress.

Where is Katie Morags house?

Isle of Struay
Katie Morag herself lives – above the family shop, by the island pier – on the fictitious Isle of Struay and in a village closely modeled on Coll’s main community of Arinagour.

Who played Granny island in Katie Morag?

Cherry Campbell
The Cast

Katie Morag Cherry Campbell
Grandad Island Sean Scanlan
Nurse Mairi Morrison
Mrs Mackie Francesca Dymond
Mrs Baxter Anna Hepburn

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