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Where monsters come from
How did the idea for a monster-themed book come about?
  1. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  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. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  10. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  11. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  12. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  13. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  14. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  15. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  16. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  17. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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