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Q&A with David Almond
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David answers questions from school pupils, from "What books did you like as you were growing up?" to "What inspired you to become an author?"
  1. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  2. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  8. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  9. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  10. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  11. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  12. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  13. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  14. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  15. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  16. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  17. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
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