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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  10. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  11. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  12. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  13. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  14. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  15. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  16. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  17. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  18. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
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