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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  10. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  11. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  12. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  13. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  14. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  15. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  16. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  17. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  18. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
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