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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  10. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  11. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  12. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  13. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  14. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  15. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  16. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  17. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  18. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
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