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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  10. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  11. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  12. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  13. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  14. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  15. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  16. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  17. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  18. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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