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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. 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. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  10. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  11. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  12. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  13. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  14. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  15. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  16. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  17. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  18. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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