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Robots, bots and AI
It’s true I have a penchant for robots … the clockwork ones in particular, but definitely not the crawler bots who’ve been visiting my site recently. You know who you are … or possibly you don’t, although I’ve heard bot … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Events
Tagged Association of Illustrators, bots, childrens books, copyright, crawler bots, Faber Children's Books, hands off our copyright, pen and ink drawings, Pull the Plug, Robotina Finds Out, robots, Royal Literary Fund, Society of Authors, stop the slop, the Good Law Project, the People's Assembly
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Snowy
Years ago I worked part-time at a Camden bookshop, before having my first series of children’s books published by Grafton. The bookshop is long gone, its site now occupied by a Tortilla takeaway.My Saturday task was to cash up the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Drawings, Events, Writing
Tagged Camden Town, childrens books, competition, Fascinating facts, handwriting, Herge, London bookshops, notebook drawing, Snowy, Somerset House, Tintin
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Workshop event at Swedenborg House again
Another of my explore and draw events at Swedenborg House produced fine results from young visitors again. First of all we did some warm-up drawing exercises, including drawing different facial expressions on a young Swedenborg – thanks to some brave volunteers … Continue reading
Sally Kindberg’s drawings for Twiddling Your Thumbs – hand rhymes for children by Wendy Cope
I illustrated Wendy Cope‘s Twiddling Your Thumbs for Faber & Faber many years ago but had an emailed comment today from author, reading champion and academic Dr Alison Baverstock : Sally, I have just bought five more copies of Twiddling your thumbs. It’s always been my … Continue reading
Sally Kindberg’s Draw It! goes to Taiwan
From the new Taiwanese version of my very first Draw It! book … True love in Taiwan? And even the dustballs look mysterious …
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Tagged Bloomsbury Childrens Books, books, childrens books, Draw It!, drawings, Sally Kindberg, Taiwan
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Sally Kindberg’s workshop at ABC bookshop Amsterdam February 21st 2015
Great atmosphere and wonderful results from children at my tunnelling workshop event at the fantastic ABC bookshop in Amsterdam last saturday. The underground adventures were inspired by tunnels in my Draw It! London and other Draw It! books published by Bloomsbury. … Continue reading
Draw It! London
Hooray – Draw It! London now in all the best shops (of course). Kind friends have sent me reports of sightings in Tate Britain, Tate Modern, London Transport Museum, the National Gallery, Kew Gardens and various Foyles Bookshops. My Bloomsbury … Continue reading
SCBWI and Sally Kindberg at Illustrators’ Fair, House of Illustration celebration
Brilliant day at the SCBWI stand at the House of Illustration celebration at London’s Kings Cross. Lots of exciting things happening, wonderful pictures and books to look at, and a fun atmosphere. Gorgeous sunshine so wasn’t sure how many children … Continue reading