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Review of my Draw It! London book

A great review from Miku M (aged eight) of my Draw It! London book. Available from the Museum of London shop amongst others.  And here. Thank you Miku! ‘I loved this book !!! This is a half drawing book and a half … Continue reading

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My children’s book about London

Great to see copies of my Draw It! London  book (published by Bloomsbury Childrens Books) at the Museum of London shop today! I so enjoyed (over) researching this book … waiting for low tide so I could see where the Fleet flows … Continue reading

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Find out about the Great Fire of London (and much more) in Draw It! London

It’s almost the 350th anniversary of the start of the devastating Great Fire of London.  On a hot and windy night on September 2nd 1666, a fire started in a bakery in Pudding Lane, London.  More about this in my children’s book Draw It! … Continue reading

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My children’s book Draw It! London travelled to Mongolia

How lovely to see one of my books has travelled to Mongolia!  With many thanks to Anyu who drew these fabulous drawings in Draw It! London in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia’s largest city, and to Sue Byrne who took the photos.

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Blaschka glass models at the Natural History Museum

At a recent visit behind the scenes at London’s Natural History Museum I was thrilled to meet senior curator and sponge expert Miranda Lowe, who led us into her domain past a dome filled with Venus Flower basket sponges. ‘This was a favourite of David … Continue reading

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Behind the scenes in 3 specimen preservation departments of the Natural History Museum, London

The Grant Museum‘s annual outing for 2016 was a visit behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum in some of its specimen preservation departments,  guided by six experts in their field.  We were divided up into groups of about ten, including Jack Ashby … Continue reading

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Draw It! London workshop at Eternal London exhibition, Tabernacle Gallery London W11

Happy to run one of my workshops at Gabriel Fine Arts‘ fascinating Eternal London exhibition in the Tabernacle Gallery last saturday, and see some of the visual delights drawn by participants in the tunnelling system inspired by my book Draw It! London (order it here).  Great fun.  And … Continue reading

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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

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Sally Kindberg at Waterstones Piccadilly authors’ event

  To Waterstones Piccadilly last night to take part in a ‘meet the author’ Christmas event.  Literary cocktails (think Ernest Hemingway) and mince pies were served.  Almost crushed by a queue of swooning ladies waiting to meet tightly trousered charmer and … Continue reading

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Draw It – London maps

Some of the original map drawings for my book Draw It – London published by Bloomsbury Childrens Books last summer 2014.  Remembered how much I’d enjoyed researching this project.  Sadly one is no longer able to take tea and biscuits with the … Continue reading

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