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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. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  10. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  11. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  12. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  13. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  14. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  15. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  16. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  17. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  18. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
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