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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  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. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  10. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  13. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  14. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  15. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  16. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  17. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  18. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
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