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Favourite Scots Words
Lots of schools got in touch with their favourite Scots words.
  1. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  10. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  11. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  12. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  13. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  14. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  15. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  16. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  17. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  18. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
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