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The Great Storm Whale reading
Noi’s grandma comes to stay and she has a story to tell. Watch to find out more.
  1. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  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. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  10. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  11. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  12. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  13. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  14. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  15. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  16. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  17. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  18. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
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