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A question about Charlie and Lola
Lauren explains the importance of childhood to her creative writing
  1. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  2. Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
    01:23
    Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
  3. A proof reading
    05:09
    A proof reading
  4. How Henry happened
    05:58
    How Henry happened
  5. Ideas for Henry's stories
    07:00
    Ideas for Henry's stories
  6. Not a Horrid Henry book
    02:16
    Not a Horrid Henry book
  7. Tips for budding writers
    03:41
    Tips for budding writers
  8. Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:30
    Q&A with Francesca Simon
  9. More Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:21
    More Q&A with Francesca Simon
  10. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  11. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  12. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  13. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  14. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  15. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  16. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  17. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  18. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  19. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
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