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Creating a magical place
Find out how author Ross MacKenzie creates magical places for his books.
  1. Creating a magical place
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    Creating a magical place
  2. Move it
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    Move it
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  3. My dad knows everything
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    My dad knows everything
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  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
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    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
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  5. The noise!
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    The noise!
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  6. The space
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    The space
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  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
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    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
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  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
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    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
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  9. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
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    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  10. Cracking questions
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    Cracking questions
  11. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  12. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  13. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  14. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
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    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  15. Room on the Broom in Scots
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    Room on the Broom in Scots
  16. Feather reading
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    Feather reading
  17. The story rollercoaster
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    The story rollercoaster
  18. Process of illustration and writing
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    Process of illustration and writing
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