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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  8. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  9. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  10. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  11. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  12. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  13. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  14. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  15. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  16. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
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