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Konnie explains why it’s tricky to keep a pet.
  1. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  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. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  10. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  11. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  12. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  13. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  14. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  15. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  16. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  17. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  18. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
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