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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  7. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  8. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  9. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  10. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  11. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  12. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  13. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  14. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  15. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
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