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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. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  14. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  15. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  16. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  17. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  18. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  19. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  20. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  21. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  22. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
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