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Stories and puzzles
Alastair talks about how he first got into writing books
  1. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  12. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  13. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  14. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  15. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  16. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  17. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  18. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  19. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  20. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
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