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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  12. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  13. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  14. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  15. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  16. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  17. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  18. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  19. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  20. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
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