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Illustrating the Book
Konnie on drawing the illustrations throughout her book.
  1. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  13. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  14. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  15. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  16. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  17. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  18. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  19. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  20. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  21. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
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