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I can do this!
Elizabeth explains how she came to decide that she could write stories about conservation
  1. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  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. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  10. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  11. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  12. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  13. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  14. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  15. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  16. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  17. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  18. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
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