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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. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  12. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  13. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  14. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  15. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  16. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  17. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  18. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  19. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  20. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
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