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Becoming an Author
Why after being a children’s presenter, Konnie turned to writing.
  1. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  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. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  10. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  11. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  12. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  13. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  14. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  15. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  17. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  18. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
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