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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  2. Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
    01:23
    Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
  3. A proof reading
    05:09
    A proof reading
  4. How Henry happened
    05:58
    How Henry happened
  5. Ideas for Henry's stories
    07:00
    Ideas for Henry's stories
  6. Not a Horrid Henry book
    02:16
    Not a Horrid Henry book
  7. Tips for budding writers
    03:41
    Tips for budding writers
  8. Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:30
    Q&A with Francesca Simon
  9. More Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:21
    More Q&A with Francesca Simon
  10. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  11. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  12. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  13. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  14. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  15. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  16. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  17. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  18. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  19. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
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