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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  12. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  13. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  14. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  15. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  16. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  17. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  18. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  19. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  20. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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