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A first science fiction novel
Which of his books does Alastair recommend young people should read first
  1. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  2. Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
    01:23
    Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
  3. A proof reading
    05:09
    A proof reading
  4. How Henry happened
    05:58
    How Henry happened
  5. Ideas for Henry's stories
    07:00
    Ideas for Henry's stories
  6. Not a Horrid Henry book
    02:16
    Not a Horrid Henry book
  7. Tips for budding writers
    03:41
    Tips for budding writers
  8. Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:30
    Q&A with Francesca Simon
  9. More Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:21
    More Q&A with Francesca Simon
  10. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  11. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  12. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  13. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  14. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  15. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  16. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  17. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  18. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  19. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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