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How Henry happened
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Francesca explains how she got the idea for Horrid Henry.
  1. How Henry happened
    05:58
    How Henry happened
  2. Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
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    Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
  3. A proof reading
    05:09
    A proof reading
  4. Ideas for Henry's stories
    07:00
    Ideas for Henry's stories
  5. Not a Horrid Henry book
    02:16
    Not a Horrid Henry book
  6. Tips for budding writers
    03:41
    Tips for budding writers
  7. Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:30
    Q&A with Francesca Simon
  8. More Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:21
    More Q&A with Francesca Simon
  9. How Catherine works
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    How Catherine works
  10. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  11. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  12. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  13. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  14. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  15. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  16. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  17. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  18. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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