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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. Early Years
    03:15
    Early Years
  3. Growing Older With a Moustache
    03:24
    Growing Older With a Moustache
  4. My Superheroes
    04:35
    My Superheroes
  5. My Superpowers
    04:22
    My Superpowers
  6. Quick Quack Quentin
    06:04
    Quick Quack Quentin
  7. Stealing A's
    02:16
    Stealing A's
  8. Oi Frog!
    06:21
    Oi Frog!
  9. Alternative Ending
    03:46
    Alternative Ending
  10. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  11. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  12. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  13. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  14. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  15. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  16. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  17. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  18. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  19. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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