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Jun 20



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The deer masks found at Star Carr are the strange and curious thing at the centre of our new adventure Vlad and the Stone Age.
#historyforkids #stoneage #deer

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Jun 16



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I’ll be @celticharmonycamp with @samcunninghamart this Saturday sharing Vlad and the Stone Age, through storytelling, drawing session and book signing. 
Join us in Brickendon in this amazing setting.
Celtic Harmony Camp, Brickendon SG13 8NY just north of junction 25 of M25 north of London.
#stoneage #activitieswithkids #primaryteacher #parentlife

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Jun 9



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Our latest book is out now - Vlad and the Stone Age.
It shows what life was like through @samcunninghamart ‘s beautiful hand painted illustrations and Kate’s story based on the archaeological finds at Star Carr and the caves at Creswell Crags. 
If you are a parent or teacher with young historians this is a fantastic way to discover the middle Stone Age.
#stoneage #mesolithic #historyforkids #creswellcrags #starcarr

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May 4



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The first proof copy has arrived- and it looks beautiful! 
@samcunninghamart @rachellawston 
Available to preorder on the Reading Riddle website and buy from 1st June 
#stoneage #historyforkids #historystories #starcarr

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May 1



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Choosing a moment for our Stone Age book was a challenge when there are millions of years to pick from. Luckily Star Carr is an exciting find and so rich in history and it has been incredibly exciting to create our telling of this story in prehistory.
#childrensbook #stoneage #starcarr #prehistory #ks2

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Apr 9



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Low tide in Portsmouth heading to the Mary Rose Museum to sign books with @samcunninghamart
It’s always great fun to meet new readers and an extra bonus talking to Vlad Flea fans who have read other books in the series.
Thank you @maryrosemuseum for a great day as always 😊
#maryrosemuseum #tudor #authorlife #illustrators

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Mar 10



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Most people assume authors make a lot of money - but some do, the majority don’t! Every time our original work is copied it eats into any income and stifles our ability to create original work and a living. Giving AI companies the right to scrape any work without permission or compensation will only make this worse. 
If you like word searches see if you can find me and @samcunninghamart on the pages of signatories.

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Feb 24



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It’s finally out and available next week (Thursday 5th March). The final book of the Tudors in the Penguin Monarch series. 
Sean doesn’t have Instagram so I get to celebrate on his behalf. 📚🥳
With a fabulous cover by @jhewgill 
#tudor #penguin #henryvii #tudorhistory

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Nov 12



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A perfect Christmas gift all ready to go on sale from the 15th November. Each Vlad bag has a story book, activity book and finger puppet - plus they’ve been signed and have a picture by Sam inside. There are also individual books and limited edition prints. So many beautiful things in the store - we’ll be making our own lists and sending Santa’s elves there!
@solocraftfair @samcunninghamart 
#christmasgiftideas #primaryteacher #bookgifts #childrensbook

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Oct 21



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It’s easy to believe trees could uproot and start interacting with us. I feel like Tolkien must have seen some tees like these when he wrote about the Ents. 

The history that has flashed past the older trees in Richmond Park would fill a few books! 

Today’s research for the next Vlad Flea book went well although the trees were mostly incidental rather than the focus of the trip. Between us we took so many pictures they need another post.
#trees #tree #tolkein #ancientwoodland #bookresearch #picturebooks

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Oct 16



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On the Thames foreshore there are hollow Elm tree trunks that used to form part of London’s water system.

They are often in inaccessible places but the other day I got up close to one. On school visits children find it hard to imagine a time when you couldn’t just turn on a tap for water - but even when these pipes were in place very few buildings had water pumped in directly.
#water #thames #londonhistory #mudlark

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Oct 15



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Obviously couldn’t leave behind something with Acme on it, as it brought the Road Runner immediately to mind! Nor could I leave my first unbroken bottle - even though it’s not that old. The pipe bowl behind it is definitely one of the oldest small bowls when tobacco was so expensive your pipe was small. It’s alongside a much later one for comparison. Finally a 1951 sixpence was sitting on the foreshore like someone dropped it yesterday. All went in the tub with some more copper pins for my growing collection, a little hook and a foot off a Tudor pot. 
#acme #mudlark #greenwich



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