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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. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
  3. From a Mouse
    04:19
    From a Mouse
  4. To a Mouse
    02:42
    To a Mouse
  5. Tam o' Shanter
    05:50
    Tam o' Shanter
  6. Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:10
    Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  7. More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
    06:56
    More Q&A with Liz Lochhead
  8. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  9. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  10. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  11. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  12. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  13. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  14. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  15. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  16. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  17. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
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