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The real world and the fictional world
How a rain forest in Wales provided inspiration for Kiran’s fictional world.
  1. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  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. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  14. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  15. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  18. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  19. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  20. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  21. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  22. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
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