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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. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  10. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  11. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  12. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  13. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  14. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  17. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  18. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
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