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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 Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  3. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  4. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  5. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  6. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  7. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  8. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  13. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  14. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  15. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  16. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  17. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  18. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  19. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  20. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  21. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  22. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
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