The Magic Bagpipe

by Gerry Armstrong, George Douglas Armstrong

A Scottish lad receives a bagpipe from a fairy and wins the piping contest to become Piper to the Chief of the McLeod clan.

38 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1964

About the author

American folksinger, children's book author, and musicologist.

Reviews

[Krista the Krazy Kataloguer]

A charming story about a boy whose bagpipe teacher is jealous of his superior ability to play, and tries to spoil his chance to become Piper to the MacLeod clan. I loved the illustrations, especially the clothing, although I wondered why the lad wore what looked like knee socks with no feet--maybe they were leggings? Or the feet wore out but he was too poor to buy new ones so he wore the leg part anyway? This would combine nicely with Munro Leaf's Wee Gillis.

[Charlene]

a googd story