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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Stuck and The Incredible Book Eating Boy
    12:12
    Stuck and The Incredible Book Eating Boy
  3. Hueys
    11:15
    Hueys
  4. Q&A with Oliver Jeffers
    09:47
    Q&A with Oliver Jeffers
  5. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  6. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  7. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  8. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  9. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  10. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  11. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  12. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  13. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  14. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
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