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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  8. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  9. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  10. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  11. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  12. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  13. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  14. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  15. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  16. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
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