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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  12. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  13. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  14. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  15. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  16. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  17. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  18. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  19. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  20. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
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