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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. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  12. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  13. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  14. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  15. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  16. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  17. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  18. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  19. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  20. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
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