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How to Draw Granville's Head
Emily shows us how to draw the head of one of her characters.
  1. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  2. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
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  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
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  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
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  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
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  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
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  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
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  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
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  9. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  10. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  11. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  12. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  13. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  14. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  15. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  16. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  17. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  18. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
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