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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. Introducing Andy
    01:55
    Introducing Andy
  3. Young Andy
    07:15
    Young Andy
  4. Reading
    06:53
    Reading
  5. Writing stories
    08:20
    Writing stories
  6. Q&A with Andy Stanton
    07:29
    Q&A with Andy Stanton
  7. More Q&A with Andy Stanton
    08:22
    More Q&A with Andy Stanton
  8. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  9. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  10. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  11. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  12. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  13. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  14. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  15. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  16. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  17. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
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