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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. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  14. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  15. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  16. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  17. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  18. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  19. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  20. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  21. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  22. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
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