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Themes of books
Tom discusses why he focuses on feelings and emotions in his books.
  1. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  7. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  8. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  9. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  10. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  11. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  12. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  15. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
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