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Reading from The Crossover
Author Kwame Alexander reads from his latest book, The Crossover.
  1. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  2. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  3. 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
  4. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  5. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  6. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  7. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  8. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  13. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  14. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  15. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  16. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  17. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  18. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  19. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  20. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  21. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  22. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
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