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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  12. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  13. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  14. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  15. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  16. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  17. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  18. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  19. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  20. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
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