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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. 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?
  10. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  11. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  12. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  13. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  14. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  15. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  16. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  17. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
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