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Scrapbooks and plans
How to take your ideas and turn them into amazing stories
  1. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  2. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  11. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  12. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  13. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  14. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  15. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  16. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  17. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  18. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  19. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
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