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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. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  14. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  15. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  16. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  17. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  18. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  19. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  20. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  21. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  22. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
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