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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  12. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  13. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  14. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  15. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  16. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  17. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  18. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  19. School days
    03:57
    School days
  20. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
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