Wee Gillis
Recommended. Age: 7+. A Catholic review of this book for parents.
Our review
Wee Gillis is pulled between two families who each want him for their own way of life. He learns both trades, herding and stalking, before he finds the gift that is his alone, the bagpipes. Learning from his elders comes first and the calling comes after. The one reservation is the ending, which a child could hear as 'just be yourself.'
For parents
Read aloud from 4. Independent reading from about 7. For any child, and for boys who like the outdoors. Ask what Wee Gillis learned from each side of his family. Ask what gift God may have given your child, and who is helping it grow.