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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. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  14. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  15. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  16. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  17. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  18. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  19. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  20. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  21. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  22. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
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