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Being Children’s Laureate
Cressida talks about her time as Children’s Laureate
  1. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  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. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  10. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  11. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  12. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  13. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  14. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  15. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  16. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  17. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  18. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
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