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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  8. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  9. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  10. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  11. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  12. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  13. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  14. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  15. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  16. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
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