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School days
Abi talks about what she was like at school and her writing.
  1. School days
    03:57
    School days
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  13. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  14. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  15. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  16. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  17. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  18. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  19. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  20. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  21. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
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