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Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
Catherine talks about the characters in her books and the real people who inspired them.
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    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  2. Authors Live - Julia Donaldson - Reading
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  4. He's a Grrrrrrrruffalo!
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  5. Q&A with Julia Donaldson
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  9. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
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    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  10. Alastair’s influences
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    Alastair’s influences
  11. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  12. He Had a Little Sticker
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  13. Diving Poem
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    Diving Poem
  14. Themes of books
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    Themes of books
  15. Questions from Schools
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