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How to read the faces and emotional expressions
  1. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  2. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  8. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  9. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  10. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  11. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  12. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  13. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  14. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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