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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. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  12. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  13. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  14. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  15. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  16. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  17. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  18. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  19. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  20. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
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