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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  8. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  9. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  10. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  11. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  12. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  13. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  14. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  15. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  16. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
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