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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  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. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  11. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  12. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  13. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  14. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  15. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  16. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  17. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  18. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  19. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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