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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  10. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  11. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  12. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  13. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  16. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  17. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  18. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
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