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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. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  14. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  15. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  16. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  17. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  18. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  19. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  20. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  21. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  22. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
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