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How to Train Your Dragon reading
Cressida reads an extract from her most famous book
  1. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  15. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  16. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  17. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  18. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  19. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  20. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  21. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  22. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  23. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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