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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  12. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  13. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  14. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  15. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  16. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  17. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  18. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  19. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  20. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
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