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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  13. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  14. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  15. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  16. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  17. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  18. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  19. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  20. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  21. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
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