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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  2. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  8. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  9. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  10. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  11. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  12. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  13. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  14. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  15. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  16. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
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