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A Cast of Characters, with Lauren Child (episode 19)

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One of the UK’s best-loved author illustrators, Lauren Child, spends an uplifting half hour with Helen, discussing her own characters, illustrating other people’s words, and how to spot a good idea when it comes to you.

This resources pack supports children as they come up with a ‘cast of characters’ of their own, before putting them into a story that may or may not feature Pippi Longstocking, too! It includes teacher notes, a PowerPoint, planning sheets and beautifully designed elements for a working wall, and has been exclusively created to be used with episode 19 of the Author In Your Classroom podcast – a virtual ‘author visit’ you can share with children whenever you like, absolutely free!

The resource pack includes:

  • PowerPoint
  • Extract from Pippi Goes Aboard, by Astrid Lindgren
  • Images and author quotes for a working wall display
  • Planning sheets 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Teacher notes


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  • PowerPoint
  • Extract from Pippi Goes Aboard, by Astrid Lindgren
  • Images and author quotes for a working wall display
  • Planning sheets 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Teacher notes
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