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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. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  10. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  11. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  12. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  13. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  14. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  15. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  16. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  17. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  18. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
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