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Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
Catherine talks about the characters in her books and the real people who inspired them.
  1. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  2. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  8. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  9. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  10. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  11. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  12. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  13. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  14. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  15. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  16. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
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