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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. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. 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?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  15. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  16. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  17. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  18. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  19. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  20. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  21. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  22. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  23. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
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