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How do you come up with names for your characters?
Arlo and Augustus are great names for characters, but how does Catherine dream them up?
  1. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your 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. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  10. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  11. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  12. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  13. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  14. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  15. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  16. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  17. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  18. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
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