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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. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  14. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  15. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  16. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  17. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  18. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  19. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  20. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  21. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  22. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
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