Tag Archives: Bloomsbury Activity books

Sally Kindberg and pirates

Posted on September 25, 2024 by SallyK

One of my Draw It! series of six books was this one about pirates, and I loved working on it, as I rather fancied myself as a pirate.  I only got as far as firstly, rowing a little boat on … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg, a vicar and some penguins

Posted on September 26, 2022 by SallyK

Early last sunday the adventurous and kindly vicar of  St Mark’s church, Primrose Hill conducted a short matins service by the penguin pool at London zoo.  Luckily he has a strong speaking voice as several macaws tried to join in.  … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg and penguins

Posted on December 14, 2021 by SallyK

Lat weekend I went to the Bloomsbury Jamboree .  How lovely to see people I hadn’t seen for ages, including artist and ceramicist Bex Shaw, who was an Instagram Covid ‘buddy’ last year when we both had the dreaded Covid … Continue reading →

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Wildlife in London

Posted on September 5, 2021 by SallyK

Walking round London is always a delight, especially when you spot some of its wildflife … clockwork pigeons in the Museum of London shop, a flock of Elizabeth Frink sheep in Paternoster Square where real pigeons cheekily land on the … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg’s pirate workshop at the Pollocks Toy Museum Fitzrovia Fete

Posted on August 16, 2021 by SallyK

Ahoy there! Pirates of all ages joined me on Saturday at the Fitzrovia Fete, organised by the magical Pollocks Toy Museum, to demonstrate that pirates have remarkably inventive drawing skills.   While pirates swashbuckled, crocodiles snapped, musicians played, Punch and … Continue reading →

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Draw It! Swedish and Norwegian co-editions arrive

Posted on November 21, 2018 by SallyK

Some new co-editions of the first Draw It! book arrived yesterday evening – a surprise delivery.  The last co-edition was for Taiwan.  Great to see my books in all sorts of different languages. As well as in English of course! … Continue reading →

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Draw It! Dinosaurs

Posted on August 5, 2015 by SallyK

Dinosaurs just delivered to my front door – hooray!  The sixth in my Draw It! series.  Prehistoric shenanigans in all the best twenty-first century  shops from September 10th, AND there’s a competition on Twitter.

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Checking proofs for Draw It! Dinosaurs, arriving in bookshops September 2015

Posted on March 5, 2015 by SallyK

Just checking Dino proofs before next meeting with Bloomsbury Childrens Books.  This will be the sixth in my Draw It! series … hooray  

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Sally Kindberg’s Draw It! Animals make an entrance

Posted on February 25, 2015 by SallyK

Advance copies of my Draw It! Animals, the fifth in my Bloomsbury series, have just arrived.  My postman entered into the spirit of the thing by camouflaging them in a shrub in the front yard while I was away.  Luckily they didn’t mind … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg’s Blog Tour

Posted on April 15, 2014 by SallyK

Thank you artist/author Bridget Strevons-Marzo, for asking me to answer a few Q&As on a short blog tour, so here goes, before I pass it on to the next artist/author … 1. What am I working on? I’m writing and … Continue reading →

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