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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. Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
    01:23
    Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
  3. A proof reading
    05:09
    A proof reading
  4. How Henry happened
    05:58
    How Henry happened
  5. Ideas for Henry's stories
    07:00
    Ideas for Henry's stories
  6. Not a Horrid Henry book
    02:16
    Not a Horrid Henry book
  7. Tips for budding writers
    03:41
    Tips for budding writers
  8. Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:30
    Q&A with Francesca Simon
  9. More Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:21
    More Q&A with Francesca Simon
  10. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  11. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  12. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  13. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  14. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  15. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  17. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  18. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  19. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
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