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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  10. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  11. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  12. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  13. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  14. 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?
  15. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  16. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  17. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  18. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
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