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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. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  11. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  12. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  13. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  14. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  15. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  16. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  17. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  18. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  19. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
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