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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. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  8. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  9. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  10. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  11. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  12. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  13. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  14. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  15. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  16. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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