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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. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  10. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  11. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  12. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  13. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  14. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  15. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  16. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  17. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  18. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
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