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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  10. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  11. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  12. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  13. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  14. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  15. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  16. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  17. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  18. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
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