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Reading from The Crossover
Author Kwame Alexander reads from his latest book, The Crossover.
  1. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  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. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  10. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  11. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  12. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  13. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  14. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  15. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  16. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  17. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  18. School days
    03:57
    School days
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