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Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
Jenny reads the opening of her book.
  1. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
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  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
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  4. Minging!
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    Minging!
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  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
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    Taking on Roald Dahl
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  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
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  7. Quentin Blake
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    Quentin Blake
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  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
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  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
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  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
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  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
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  12. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  13. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  14. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  15. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  18. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  19. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  20. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  21. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
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    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
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