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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. Authors Live - Julia Donaldson - Reading
    06:58
    Authors Live - Julia Donaldson - Reading
  3. Authors Live - Julia Donaldson - The Gruffalo
    07:01
    Authors Live - Julia Donaldson - The Gruffalo
  4. He's a Grrrrrrrruffalo!
    04:21
    He's a Grrrrrrrruffalo!
  5. Q&A with Julia Donaldson
    03:29
    Q&A with Julia Donaldson
  6. More Q&A with Julia Donaldson
    04:27
    More Q&A with Julia Donaldson
  7. More Q&A with Julia Donaldson
    02:45
    More Q&A with Julia Donaldson
  8. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  9. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  10. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  11. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  12. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  13. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  14. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  17. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
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