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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  13. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  14. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  15. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  16. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  17. 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
  18. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  19. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  20. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  21. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
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