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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. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  12. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  13. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  14. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  15. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  16. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  17. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  18. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  19. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  20. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
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