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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. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  12. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  13. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  14. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  15. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  16. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  17. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  18. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  19. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  20. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
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