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Reading from The Crossover
Author Kwame Alexander reads from his latest book, The Crossover.
  1. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  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. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  10. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  11. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  12. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  13. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  14. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  15. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  16. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  17. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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