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Where monsters come from
How did the idea for a monster-themed book come about?
  1. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  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. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  11. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  12. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  13. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  14. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  15. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  16. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  17. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  18. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
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