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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. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  14. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  15. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  16. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  17. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  18. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  19. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  20. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  21. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  22. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
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