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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. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  14. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  15. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  16. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  17. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  18. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  19. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  20. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  21. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  22. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
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