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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. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  12. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  13. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  14. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  15. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  16. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  17. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  18. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  19. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  20. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
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