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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  8. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  9. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  10. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  11. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  12. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  13. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  14. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  15. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  16. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
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