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Themes of books
Tom discusses why he focuses on feelings and emotions in his books.
  1. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  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. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  10. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  11. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  12. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  13. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  14. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  15. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  16. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  17. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  18. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
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