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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  8. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  9. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  10. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  11. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  12. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  13. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  14. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  15. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  16. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
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