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Gil's bug hospital
Gill talks about how she cared for sick animals and insects in her childhood days.
  1. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  12. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  13. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  14. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  15. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  16. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  17. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  18. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  19. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  20. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
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