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The Black Flamingo
Dean gives us a flavour of The Black Flamingo with a reading from the opening chapter.
  1. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  2. The start of it all
    05:06
    The start of it all
  3. Questions from Adison and Iona
    03:07
    Questions from Adison and Iona
  4. Illustrations
    06:32
    Illustrations
  5. Reading
    05:40
    Reading
  6. Questions from Halley and Ryan
    03:26
    Questions from Halley and Ryan
  7. Codes and puzzles
    02:31
    Codes and puzzles
  8. Questions from Ian and Keiran
    02:45
    Questions from Ian and Keiran
  9. Questions from all over the place!
    06:36
    Questions from all over the place!
  10. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  11. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  12. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  13. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  14. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  15. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  16. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  17. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  18. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  19. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
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