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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. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  12. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  13. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  14. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  15. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  16. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  17. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  18. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  19. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  20. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
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