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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 Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  3. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  4. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  5. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  6. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  7. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  8. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  13. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  14. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  15. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  16. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  17. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  18. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  19. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  20. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  21. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  22. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
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