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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  13. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  14. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  15. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  16. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  17. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  18. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  19. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  20. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  21. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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