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Themes of books
Tom discusses why he focuses on feelings and emotions in his books.
  1. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  2. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  12. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  13. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  14. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  15. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  16. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  17. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  18. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  19. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  20. Prez
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    Prez
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