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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
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  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
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  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
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  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
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  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
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  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?
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  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?
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  9. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  10. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  11. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  12. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  13. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  14. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  15. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  16. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  17. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  18. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
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