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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. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. 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?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  17. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  18. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  19. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  20. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  21. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  22. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  23. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
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