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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. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  14. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  15. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  16. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  17. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  18. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  19. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  20. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  21. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  22. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
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