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The story rollercoaster
Why is a good story like a rollercoaster?
  1. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  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. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  10. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  11. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  12. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  13. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  14. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  15. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  16. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  17. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  18. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
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