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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 do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  8. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  9. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  10. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  11. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  12. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  13. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  14. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  15. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  16. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
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