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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. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  14. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  15. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  16. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  17. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  18. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  19. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  20. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  21. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  22. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
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