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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. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  12. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  13. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  14. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  15. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  16. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  17. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  18. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  19. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  20. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
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