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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. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  10. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  11. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  12. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  13. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  14. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  15. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  16. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  17. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  18. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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