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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
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    How Henry happened
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  2. Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
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  3. A proof reading
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    A proof reading
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  4. Ideas for Henry's stories
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    Ideas for Henry's stories
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  5. Not a Horrid Henry book
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    Not a Horrid Henry book
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  6. Tips for budding writers
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    Tips for budding writers
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  7. Q&A with Francesca Simon
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  8. More Q&A with Francesca Simon
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  9. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
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  10. Y is for Young Adult
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    Y is for Young Adult
  11. Introduction to the Twitchers
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    Introduction to the Twitchers
  12. Questions from schools
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    Questions from schools
  13. Phil’s presentation
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    We are all storytellers
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    Questions from schools
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    Discovering New Words
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