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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. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  11. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  12. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  13. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  14. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  15. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  16. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  17. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  18. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  19. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
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