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Where monsters come from
How did the idea for a monster-themed book come about?
  1. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  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. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  12. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  13. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  14. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  15. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  16. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  17. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  18. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  19. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  20. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
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