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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. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  12. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  13. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  14. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  15. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  16. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  17. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  18. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  19. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  20. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
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