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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. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  10. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  11. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  12. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  13. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  14. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  15. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  16. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  17. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  18. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
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