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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  3. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  4. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  5. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  6. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  7. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  8. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  13. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  14. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  15. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  16. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  17. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  18. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  19. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  20. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  21. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  22. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
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