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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  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. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  10. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  11. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  12. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  13. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  14. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  15. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  16. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  17. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
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