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Ideas for Henry's stories
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Francesca tells us more about coming up with ideas for Horrid Henry.
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    Ideas for Henry's stories
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  2. Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
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    Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
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  3. A proof reading
    05:09
    A proof reading
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  4. How Henry happened
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    How Henry happened
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  5. Not a Horrid Henry book
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    Not a Horrid Henry book
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  6. Tips for budding writers
    03:41
    Tips for budding writers
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  7. Q&A with Francesca Simon
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  8. More Q&A with Francesca Simon
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  9. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
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    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  10. Respecting each other
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    Respecting each other
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    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  12. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  13. The Great Storm Whale reading
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    The Great Storm Whale reading
  14. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
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    A question from Freya.
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