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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. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  17. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  18. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  19. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  20. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  21. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  22. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  23. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
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