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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. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  10. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  11. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  12. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  13. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  14. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  15. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  16. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  17. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  18. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
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