Imagination, childhood games & naming characters: ‘The Land of Roar’ with Jenny McLachlan.

Update: 2019-08-22

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I chat with the author of Waterstones’ August Children’s Book Of the Month, Jenny McLachlan, about her new middle grade title ‘The Land of Roar’. Find out how her own childhood games inspired the magical kingdom of Roar and just what exactly playing the game ‘Witches and Glue Pots’ entailed! I also have have reviews of two new titles by the pupils of Steyning C of E Primary School.

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Imagination, childhood games & naming characters: ‘The Land of Roar’ with Jenny McLachlan.

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Imagination, childhood games & naming characters: ‘The Land of Roar’ with Jenny McLachlan.