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Questions from schools
Tom answers a range of questions sent in by schools.
  1. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  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. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  10. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  11. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  12. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  13. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  14. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  17. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  18. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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