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Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
The red and blue teams face some tough questions.
  1. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  15. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  16. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  17. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  18. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  19. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  20. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  21. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  22. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  23. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
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