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Favourite book
What are Alastair's favourite books?
  1. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  10. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  11. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  12. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  13. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  14. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  15. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  16. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  17. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  18. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
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