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Where monsters come from
How did the idea for a monster-themed book come about?
  1. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  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. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  10. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  11. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  12. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  13. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  14. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  15. School days
    03:57
    School days
  16. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  17. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  18. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
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