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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. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  10. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  11. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  12. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  13. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  14. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  15. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  16. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  17. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  18. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
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