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Introducing Wain
Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
  1. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  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. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  10. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  11. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  12. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  13. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  16. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  17. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  18. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
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