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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  2. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  8. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  9. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  10. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  11. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  12. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  13. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  14. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  15. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  16. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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