Alison decided that once costs were covered, any monies would be split equally between Mary’s Meals and funding the production costs of the next book in the series. 2022 brought along twin granddaughters in January and with it a new book in July. At present all proceeds are donated to Mary’s Meals.

The Isle of Arran Community Volunteer for Mary’s Meals, Alison is delighted this project is helping to feed starving children with £22,450 donated from sales of Corrie’s Capers Books so far.

Corrie was born in Edinburgh and lived with Alison on the Isle of Arran until the grand old age of 15!
KC registered ‘Dream Dancer’,  named ‘Corrie’ after the village on Arran and affectionately known as ‘Corrie Doodle’.

Corrie was a very loving wee Westie who never stayed white for long. She didn’t like to walk too far but would run a mile to greet anyone with a gravy bone in their pocket.

Corrie enjoyed surveying the world from her balcony overlooking Lamlash Bay and  had been known to chase cats, rabbits and even the odd red squirrel – rascal girl!  Check out her Blog

Alison is a great lover of Scotland, children, Westies and books. She lives on the Isle of Arran and was often seen walking her wee West Highland Terrier along Lamlash beach.

The ‘Corrie’s Capers’ project was timed perfectly to coincide with Alison’s own grandchildren arriving into the world.

Previously a Sunday School and Messy Church leader, Alison loves working with children and takes great pleasure in telling them the stories she’s written about her precious Corrie.

“When I heard Alison was looking for an illustrator for a story about a wee Westie and its adventures on Arran, I was quick to respond as I couldn’t have dreamed of a better project! Her story is fun and full of charm, making it a pleasure to illustrate.”

Kirsty Oxley is originally from Ripon, North Yorkshire but moved to Edinburgh in 2013 to start her degree in illustration at the Edinburgh College of Art. She fell in love with Scotland and its beautiful landscapes and has continued to live here since graduating. Following her graduation in 2017, Kirsty illustrated Corrie’s Capers A-Z Posters, The Westie Fest and The Tattoo Toorie.

Tony van Breugel kindly came on board to illustrate the third book in the series “Corrie’s Curling Capers” during Covid lockdown and enjoyed himself so much, he stepped forward to work on “Corrie’s Library Capers”. It’s fab!

Tony was born in the Netherlands, found work as an illustrator/designer in a Glasgow Advertising Agency during the 1970s. He later became a partner in a successful Glasgow art studio, embracing new technologies, while producing a daily comic strip in the Scottish Daily news and a political cartoon in the Sunday Standard. In the 1990s he started to work on his own, producing illustrated maps, children’s illustrated books and an interesting series of Robert Burns poetry scenes.

Tony and his wife of 50+ years enjoy their cottage on beautiful Arran.