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How do you come up with names for your characters?
Arlo and Augustus are great names for characters, but how does Catherine dream them up?
  1. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  2. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  8. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  9. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  10. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  11. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  12. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  13. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  14. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  16. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
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