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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  10. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  11. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  12. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  13. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  14. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  15. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  16. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  17. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  18. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
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