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BOOK TRAILERS
In alphabetical order by author. Please send your suggestions.
NB Some are suited for High School students
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Abela, Deb Ghost Club
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Abela, Deb Grimsdon
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Abela, Deb The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen
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Axelsen, Stephen  The Nelly Gang
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​Balchin, L Mechanica
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Bancks, T My Life & Other Massive Mistakes

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Bancks, T Nit Boy
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Bancks, T Two Wolves
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Bancks, T The Fall (and other trailers)
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​Bancks, T Detention
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Battersby,K Squish Rabbit
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Bauer, G M Eric Vale, Epic Fail
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​Becker, Aaron  Journey
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Blabey, Aaron  Bad guys
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Blabey, Aaron The Dreadful Fluff
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Blabey, Aaron  The Brothers Quibble

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Blabey, Aaron  Guff
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Blabey, Aaron  Pig the Pug

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Blabey, Aaron   Thelma the Unicorn

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Boyne, J Noah Barleywater Runs Away
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Boyne, J  The boy at the top of the mountain
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Boyne, J Stay Where You Are, Then Leave 


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Boyne, J The Terrible Thing that happened to
Barnaby Brocket

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Buckley, Michael The Sisters Grimm
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Cali, Davide Santa's Suit
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Cali, Davide What is This Thing Called Love?
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Cali, Davide The Bear With the Sword
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Carle, Eric  Friends
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Carle, E   The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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Carmody, Isabelle  Greylands
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​Carnavas, P The elephant
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Cheng, Chris   Sounds Spooky
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Clare, Cassandra City of Bones
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​Colfer, Eoin Imaginary Fred
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Crew, Gary  Finding Home
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Davis, Sarah Fearless
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Di Camillo, K Flora & Ulysses
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Dubosarsky, U The blue cat
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Flanagan, John Ranger's Apprentice
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Flanagan, John Brotherband
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Flynn, Pat My Totally Awesome Story
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Foley, James  In the Lion
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Forsyth, Kate The Wildkin's Curse
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French, Jackie  Nanberry and Black Brother White
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French, J  Queen Victoria's Underpants
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French, J   The Beach They Called Gallipoli

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Gaiman, Neil The Graveyard Book
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Greenwood, D & Lessac, F Ned Kelly & the Green Sash
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Griffiths, A What Body Part is That?
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Griffiths, Andy The Very Bad Book
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Griffiths, A   Just Doomed
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Griffiths, Andy  The 26th Storey Treehouse
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Harland, Richard The Song of the Slums
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​Harris, T Toffle Towers
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Harvey, Jacqueline Clementine Rose
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Harvey, Jacqueline  Alice Miranda 
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Hawke, Rosanne Shahana

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Heffernan, John  Naveed: Through My Eyes
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Ivanoff, George Gamers' Rebellion
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Ivanoff, George  Gamers' Challenge
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Ivanoff, George Gamers' Quest 
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Jeffers, Oliver The fate of Fausto
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Jeffers, Oliver  Here we are
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Jeffers, Oliver The Incredible Book Eating Boy
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Jeffers, Oliver  Stuck
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Jeffers, Oliver This Moose Belongs to Me
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Jeffers, Oliver Up and Down
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Jeffers, Oliver Lost and Found (trailer for film )
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Jeffers, Oliver The New Jumper
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Johnston, N  Go Away Mr Worrythoughts
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Jorgensen, N The Last Viking
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Jorgensen, N & Foley, J The Last Viking Returns
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Jorgensen N & Foley, J The Last Viking Returns
Cover time lapse
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Jorgensen, N & Foley J The Last Viking Returns
Colouring process
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Kinney, Jeff Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
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Klassen, J  I Want My Hat Back
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Klassen, J  This is Not My Hat
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Knapp, Artie  View from a zoo
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Knapp, Artie  Little otter learns to swim
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​Lester, A My dog Bigsy
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Lester, A Noni the Pony
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Lester, A  Bonnie and Sam
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MacDibble, B Dog Runner
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McGuinness, Sharon Coming Home
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McSkimming, G Phyllis Wong and the Forgotten Secrets of Mr Okyto
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Mackintosh, David  The Frank Show
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Mackintosh, David  Lucky

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Mackintosh, David   Marshall Armstrong is New To Our School
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Masson, S Ned Kelly's Secret
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Metzenthen, David  Tigerfish  YA
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Miller, David  Big and Me
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Miller, T  There's a Monster under My Bed Who
Farts

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Myron, V Dewey the Library Cat
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Newsome, Richard The Billionaire's Curse
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O'Neill, Alexis The Recess Queen
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O'Neill, Alexis The Worst Best Friend
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Palaccio, R.L Wonder
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Pastis, Stephan  Timmy Failure
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Phelan, James The Last Thirteen
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Phelan, James The Last Thirteen #3
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Pilkey, Dav Ook and Gluk
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Pitcher, A  My Sister Lives On the Mantlepiece
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Pryor, Boori Monty   Shake a Leg
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Quay, Emma Shrieking Violet
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Riddle, Tohby  The Unforgotten
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Rodda, E The Golden Door
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Roy, James  City
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Russell, Rachel Dork Diaries
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Scotton, Rob  Love Splat
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Selznick, Brian The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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Selznick, Brian  Wonderstruck
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Sendak, M Where the Wild Things Are
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Smith, Lane  It's a Book
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Smith, Lane Granpa Green
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Smith, Lane Abe Lincoln's Dream
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Stiefvater, M The Raven Boys
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Storer, Jennifer Tensy Farlow & the Home for Mislaid Children
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Tan, Shaun  Cicada
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Tan, Shaun    The Lost Thing
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Taylor, Lisa   Motive Games
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Temple, K Jimmy Cook discovers third grade
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Tullet, Herve Press Here
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Walker, Anna   Mr Huff
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Walker, Anna   Peggy
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Walliams, David Gangsta Granny
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Wang, G   A Ghost in My Suitcase
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Wang, G  Little Paradise
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Watkins, R and Anelli, One photo
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White, D Beyond Belief
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Wiesner, David    Flotsam

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Wiesner, David   Mr Wuffles
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Wild, Margaret The Vanishing Moment
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Willems, Mo  Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
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Wilson, Jacqueline The Worst Thing About My Sister
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Wilson, Jacqueline  Lily Alone
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Wolfer, Dianne  Light Horse Boy
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Wolfer, Dianne Lighthouse Girl

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Wilson, Jacqueline  The Longest Whale Song
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Wilson, Jacqueline  Sapphire Battersea
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore
(animated Oscar winning film) Now published as a picture book
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©Sharon McGuinness  August, 2018










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Other useful book title video clips
Author interviews etc

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Abela, Deb Interview (Grimsdon)
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Asphyxia Interview (Grimstones)
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Bauer, Michael Gerard Interview
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Boyne, John At the  2013 Wimbeldon Book Festival
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Scottish Book Trust Live Authors on Demand
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Danalis, John Interview
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Denton, Terry Bumper Book of Silly Stuff To Do
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Forsyth, Kate Process of Writing
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Forsyth, Kate  Interview re The Wild Girl
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Flynn, Pat My Totally Awesome Story Song
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Flynn, Pat My Totally Awesome Story Drawing
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Fox, Lee Interview 
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French, Jackie on The power of story
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Griffiths, Andy  Telling Stories
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Hobbs, Leigh on Mr Chicken **
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James, Anne on illustrating emotion **
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​Jeffers, Oliver On 'The Day the Crayons Came Home'
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Jeffers, Oliver Interview
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Jeffers, Oliver Interview 2
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Jeffers, Oliver Author talk
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Jeffers, Oliver How to draw Floyd from 'Stuck'
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Jeffers, Oliver How to draw a moose
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Joyner, Andrew How to draw a bear from 'The Terrible Plop'
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Lester, Alison Masterclass (Magic Beach)
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Lester, Alison on Techniques **
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Miller, David on Paper sculpture **
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Oliver, Narelle Interview
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Phelan, James on The Last Thirteen
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Spudvilas, Anne on Creating picture books **
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Tan, Shaun on Style and influence **
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Tan, Shaun on his work **
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Tan, Shaun on untold stories **
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Tanner, Jane on Creating pictures  **
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Walker, Anna on Creating a character  **
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Walliams, David Author talk
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Wiesner, David  On creating picture books 
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Willems, Mo Interview (Cat the Cat)
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Wilson, Jacqueline Author talk
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NB: Illustrators marked with ** denote the video may be downloaded for later use.
British 'Author Talks' may also be downloaded and may run for up to 50mins.
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And tips for the students on making their own.....
from Chris Cheng.... and Inside A Dog 
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