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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  10. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  11. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  12. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  13. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  14. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  15. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  16. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  17. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
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