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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  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. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  10. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  11. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  12. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  13. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  14. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  15. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  16. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  17. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  18. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
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