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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. Poo communication
    02:58
    Poo communication
  3. Otter party
    02:15
    Otter party
  4. The study of poo
    04:25
    The study of poo
  5. The size of a whale
    06:32
    The size of a whale
  6. Tiger skull
    04:20
    Tiger skull
  7. Book introduction
    02:33
    Book introduction
  8. Book reading
    03:58
    Book reading
  9. Questions from the audience
    03:05
    Questions from the audience
  10. Questions and answers
    05:31
    Questions and answers
  11. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  12. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  13. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  14. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  15. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  16. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  17. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  18. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  19. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  20. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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