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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  10. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  11. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  14. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  15. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  16. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  17. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  18. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
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