Sorche Nic Leodhas, distinguished author of such favorites as 1966 Caldecott Medal Winner, Always Room For One More, illustrated by Nonny Hogrogrian, and Newbery Runner-up, Thistle and Thyme, follows these great successes with a delightful collection of stirring historial tales about Scottish kings, lairds, and chieftains from the time of King Fingal in 211 A.D. to King James VI in 1611 A.D.Among the vivid characters peopling the tales are Kinmont Wullie, a rogue about whom it was said, and "the Highlands never, before or after, bred a man so wild and "; King James V, who often put on a beggar's coat and went through the realm to check the welfare of his subjects; Thalmar, the courageous daughter of the evil chieftain Dunthelm, who put on the armor of a knight to aid men wronged by her father; and the ruthless Lachlan MacLean who, tiring of his good wife, placed her on a rock which he knew would soon be covered by the sea.Strong through these tales of love, battle, loyalty, misdeeds, and good deeds are the Scots' unbending honor and steadfast sense of humor, colorfully captured by Sorche Nic Leodhas in her inimitable lilting style certain to charm readers for many years to come.