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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. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  12. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  13. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  14. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  15. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  16. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  17. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  18. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  19. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  20. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
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