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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. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  14. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  15. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  16. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  17. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  18. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  19. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  20. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  21. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  22. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
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