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How James got started
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James's early days of drawing and painting at school to the production of his first book.
  1. How James got started
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    How James got started
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  2. Introducing James
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    Introducing James
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  3. A pirate picture story
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    A pirate picture story
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  4. Picturing Nessie
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    Picturing Nessie
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  5. Q&A with James Mayhew
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  6. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
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    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  7. Inspired by travelling
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    Inspired by travelling
  8. Respecting each other
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    Respecting each other
  9. Questions from schools
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    Questions from schools
  10. Working with an illustrator
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    Working with an illustrator
  11. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
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    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  12. Drawing Bugbops
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    Drawing Bugbops
  13. Books and confidence
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    Books and confidence
  14. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
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    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  15. Translating into Gaelic
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    Translating into Gaelic
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