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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  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. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  10. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  11. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  12. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  13. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  14. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  15. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  16. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  17. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  18. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
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