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Where monsters come from
How did the idea for a monster-themed book come about?
  1. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  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. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  10. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  11. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  12. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  13. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  14. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  15. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  16. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  17. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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