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Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
Jenny reads the opening of her book.
  1. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
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  3. Writing in Scots
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    Writing in Scots
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  4. Minging!
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    Minging!
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  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
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    Taking on Roald Dahl
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  6. The right words
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    The right words
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  7. Quentin Blake
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    Quentin Blake
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  8. A reading in Scots
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    A reading in Scots
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  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
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  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
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  11. Even more questions
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    Even more questions
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  12. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  13. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  14. Questions from schools
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    Questions from schools
  15. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  16. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  17. A question from Freya.
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    A question from Freya.
  18. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
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    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  19. A reading from Elizabeth
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    A reading from Elizabeth
  20. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  21. Beginnings
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    Beginnings
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