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How to Train Your Dragon reading
Cressida reads an extract from her most famous book
  1. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  2. Family matters
    03:43
    Family matters
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  3. Tips for budding authors
    02:37
    Tips for budding authors
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  4. Man reads out loud!
    07:10
    Man reads out loud!
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  5. Pause for thought
    04:47
    Pause for thought
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  6. Hamish and the Never People
    06:03
    Hamish and the Never People
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  7. Question me silly!
    09:48
    Question me silly!
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  8. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  9. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  10. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  11. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  12. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  13. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  14. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  15. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  16. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  17. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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