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Inspired by travelling
Abi describes her early life and how her travels have found their way into her writing
  1. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  2. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
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  3. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
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  4. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
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    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
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  5. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
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  6. Illustrating the Book
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    Illustrating the Book
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  7. Pets
    00:55
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  8. Inspiration
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    Inspiration
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  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
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  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
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  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
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    Konnie’s Favourite Character
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  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
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  13. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  14. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  15. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  16. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  17. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  18. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  19. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  20. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  21. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
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