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Creating a magical place
Find out how author Ross MacKenzie creates magical places for his books.
  1. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  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. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  10. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  11. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  12. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  13. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  14. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  15. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  16. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  17. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  18. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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