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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
    01:23
    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 did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  10. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  11. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  12. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  13. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  14. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  15. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  16. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  17. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
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    03:12
    Going around gardens!
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