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What are you favourite things about books?
Ross answers the question from Jordan from St James' Primary.
  1. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
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  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
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  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
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  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
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  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
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  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
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  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
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  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
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  14. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  15. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  16. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  17. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  18. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  19. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  20. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  21. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  22. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  23. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
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