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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 Liz Pichon
    02:09
    Introducing Liz Pichon
  3. Tom Gates and his mates
    04:05
    Tom Gates and his mates
  4. Meet the Gates
    02:18
    Meet the Gates
  5. Through the keyhole
    01:18
    Through the keyhole
  6. Monster draw
    05:42
    Monster draw
  7. Reading
    03:48
    Reading
  8. Doodle with Liz
    09:19
    Doodle with Liz
  9. Questions
    06:13
    Questions
  10. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  11. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  12. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  13. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  14. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  15. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  16. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  17. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  18. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  19. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
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