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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. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  3. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  4. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  5. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  6. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  7. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  8. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  13. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  14. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  15. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  16. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  17. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  18. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  19. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  20. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  21. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  22. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
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