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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
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  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?
  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?
  9. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  10. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  11. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  12. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  15. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  16. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  17. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  18. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
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