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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. Early Years
    03:15
    Early Years
  3. Growing Older With a Moustache
    03:24
    Growing Older With a Moustache
  4. My Superheroes
    04:35
    My Superheroes
  5. My Superpowers
    04:22
    My Superpowers
  6. Quick Quack Quentin
    06:04
    Quick Quack Quentin
  7. Stealing A's
    02:16
    Stealing A's
  8. Oi Frog!
    06:21
    Oi Frog!
  9. Alternative Ending
    03:46
    Alternative Ending
  10. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  11. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  12. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  13. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  14. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  15. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  17. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  18. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  19. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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