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Bendy, bendy toothbrush
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Michael Rosen performs his poem about a bendy, bendy toothbrush.
  1. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
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  2. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
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  3. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
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  4. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
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  5. 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?
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  6. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  7. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  8. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  9. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  10. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  11. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  12. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  13. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  14. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  15. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
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