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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. Authors Live - Julia Donaldson - Reading
    06:58
    Authors Live - Julia Donaldson - Reading
  3. Authors Live - Julia Donaldson - The Gruffalo
    07:01
    Authors Live - Julia Donaldson - The Gruffalo
  4. He's a Grrrrrrrruffalo!
    04:21
    He's a Grrrrrrrruffalo!
  5. Q&A with Julia Donaldson
    03:29
    Q&A with Julia Donaldson
  6. More Q&A with Julia Donaldson
    04:27
    More Q&A with Julia Donaldson
  7. More Q&A with Julia Donaldson
    02:45
    More Q&A with Julia Donaldson
  8. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  9. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  10. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  11. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  12. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  13. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  14. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  15. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  16. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  17. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
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