Inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s letters and life, this book imagines the author as a child with dreams of becoming a writer. As he and his father visit one of the many lighthouses along the Scottish coast that were built by their family, young Louis begins composing a story in his head—one with storms, shipwrecks, and pirates—that will one day be published as Treasure Island.
Smout and the Lighthouse
A Story of Robert Louis Stevenson
- By Jane Yolen, John Patrick Pazdziora
- Illustrated by Lyndsay Roberts Rayne
