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How James got started
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James's early days of drawing and painting at school to the production of his first book.
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    How James got started
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  2. Introducing James
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  3. A pirate picture story
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  4. Picturing Nessie
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  5. Q&A with James Mayhew
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  6. Questions from schools
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  7. Balloons!
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  10. More questions for Sav
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  11. Creating a magical place
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    Creating a magical place
  12. Ideas
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  13. Kiran’s writing process
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    Kiran’s writing process
  14. Children’s Laureate
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    Children’s Laureate
  15. It Does Matter
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    It Does Matter
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