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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 from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  11. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  12. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  13. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  14. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  15. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  16. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  17. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  18. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  19. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
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