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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. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. 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?
  8. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  9. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  10. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  11. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  12. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  13. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  14. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  15. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  16. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
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