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Stories and puzzles
Alastair talks about how he first got into writing books
  1. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  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. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  11. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  12. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  13. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  14. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  15. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  16. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  17. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  18. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
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