Lorna Louise Gray was an infant school teacher for many years. During this time, Lorna completed an interdisciplinary PhD., researching how teachers manage bereaved children. In contrast to academic work, Lorna discovered her love of writing for children. Clang and his adventures became a part of the life she shared with her late husband, Bill, a university professor. The antics of rescued sighthounds, Patsy and Hamish, inspire some of Lorna’s writing. Lorna lives in Chichester and enjoys walking the dogs in the Sussex woods when she isn’t writing or trying to play the piano!
It is summer in the sleepy village of Much Moaning. Clang the tufty-pawed dog and his pals, Soot the Greyhound, Twinkle the Great Dane and Bodger the King-size Poodle, are planning a party at Silly Sausage Cottage. It is to be DOGS-ONLY! No humans will be allowed to join in the fun.
To have the cottage empty for the party, Clang needs the three humans he lives with to go to Lord Actually's Summer Ball, but there is a HUGE problem! Lady Esme Her Silliness, Lady Lavinia Her Unusualness and Lady Wallopy Thump have no new dresses to wear. Lady Wallopy Thump won’t go to the party in an old dress.
Clang twitches his ears, whirrs his tail and thinks up what seems to be a wonderful plan to make the ladies leave the cottage. With Clang planning everything, what could possibly go wrong?!
Join Clang and his pals on a hilarious party adventure that you won’t forget!
It is nearly Christmas in the cold, snowy village of Much Moaning. Clang and the ladies of Sausage Cottage are all freezing! Big Brain school is getting ready for the school play. It has to be brilliant or Miss Clever Clogs will be in trouble with Miss Head Honcho the headteacher!
However, there is a big problem. Many children have a sick bug or chickenpox. The children supposed to play the animals in the manger are all away ill.
Miss Clever Clogs the teacher has a wonderful idea! She thinks she can save the play if Clang and his pals help her. Does it ever go right with Clang and Lady Wallopy?!
Clang thinks it is a terrible idea! He starts thinking about how to avoid the play!
Enjoy meeting Miss Head Honcho, Clarissa Clever Clogs and Penny Perfect Pants in this new story of Clang’s adventures with his pals Soot, Bodger, and Twinkle.
Will the play be a success? Will Clang find a way out of it?!
Enjoy more hilarious antics in Much Moaning and find out if Miss Clever Clogs gets her wish.
I will be reading an excerpt from my book, Clang and the Party, for the Cheltenham Animal Shelter. Get to know about the organisation here.
I’m glad to share with you that my book, Clang and the Party, got featured by the local newspapers, Chichester Observer & Bognor Observer.
Clang has a 5 star Review on Amazon!. Yippee! How lovely is that?!
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