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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. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  8. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  9. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  10. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  11. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  12. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  13. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  14. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  15. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  16. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
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