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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  10. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  11. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  12. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  13. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  14. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  15. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  16. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  17. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  18. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
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