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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  8. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  9. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  10. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  11. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  12. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  13. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  14. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  15. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  16. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
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