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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. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  3. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  4. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  5. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  6. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  7. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  8. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  13. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  14. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  15. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  16. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  17. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  18. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  19. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  20. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  21. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
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