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Inspired by travelling
Abi describes her early life and how her travels have found their way into her writing
  1. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  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. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  13. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  14. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  15. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  16. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  17. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  18. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  19. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  20. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  21. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
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