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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. Authors Live - Julia Donaldson - Reading
    06:58
    Authors Live - Julia Donaldson - Reading
  3. Authors Live - Julia Donaldson - The Gruffalo
    07:01
    Authors Live - Julia Donaldson - The Gruffalo
  4. He's a Grrrrrrrruffalo!
    04:21
    He's a Grrrrrrrruffalo!
  5. Q&A with Julia Donaldson
    03:29
    Q&A with Julia Donaldson
  6. More Q&A with Julia Donaldson
    04:27
    More Q&A with Julia Donaldson
  7. More Q&A with Julia Donaldson
    02:45
    More Q&A with Julia Donaldson
  8. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  9. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  10. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  11. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  12. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  13. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  14. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  15. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  16. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  17. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
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