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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
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  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
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  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
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  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
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  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
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  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
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  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
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  9. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  10. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  11. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  12. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  13. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  14. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  15. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  16. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  17. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  18. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
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