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How do you come up with names for your characters?
Arlo and Augustus are great names for characters, but how does Catherine dream them up?
  1. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your 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. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  10. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  11. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  12. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  13. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  14. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  17. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  18. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
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