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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. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  11. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  12. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  13. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  14. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  15. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  16. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  17. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  18. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  19. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
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