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Inspired by travelling
Abi describes her early life and how her travels have found their way into her writing
  1. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  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. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  10. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  11. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  12. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  13. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  14. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  15. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  16. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  17. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  18. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
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