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saralstan.bsky.social
Author of Carnegie nominated One-Button and the Sea. School workshops & events, enquiry based literacy & philosophical play UK & SA. 💕 Also have a life where music, family & stories matter.
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Join me in a free picturebook based storywriting creative #family day at Dragon hall #Norwich with the Norwich centre for Writing this Sunday. No need to book - just turn up anytime between 11.30 and 2.30

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Excited to be delivering a copy of my debut #picturebook to my old college library in Cambridge tomorrow #Homerton

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Most ridiculous injury this week? I’ll start … fracturing my sternum leaning over a sofa to stroke a cat

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Big Congrats to the #Carnegie longlisted authors & illustrators. So proud of Viv Schwarz,the illustrator of our picturebook for her initial nomination & although this journey has ended I want to say a very big thank you to the wonderful librarians who do such a wonderful & difficult job 🤩

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Open for summer term bookings #edusky #reading #thinking Education

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It’s all about the vintage today and do let me know if you were a haircut 100 fan

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Grandson F is having a Shakespeare day at school today and this is the message I got from him to accompany the photo of his costume

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Open for summer term bookings #edusky #reading #thinking Education

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An unexpected joy to come across this beauty today

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Well that’s a good start to a Friday #NickCave

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Thank for this lovely review u search.app/p87sCxGDD8Yj...

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The house renovation begins

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Zoom in if you need to know what a 5 year old brings when she comes for a sleepover

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Proud to have been taught by Morag

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Children facing a ‘happiness recession’ says laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce.Total agreement with @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social on this. Issue is not just listening to but helping chn address their fears & wonder through community enquiry using books & play.learning from, rather than teaching to

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A wonderful morning of #philosophical story exploration with yr 1. Lots of interesting ideas about communication & how to create humans from scratch . Bookings still available for staff training or in-class philosophical #literacy sessions. Ping me a message #EduSky

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A wonderful morning of #philosophical story exploration with yr 1. Lots of interesting ideas about communication & how to create humans from scratch . Bookings still available for staff training or in-class philosophical #literacy sessions. Ping me a message #EduSky

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Every time you borrow their books, you're giving money to authors and illustrators. Borrow away! Borrow without guilt! Support libraries AND creative people! Yes, library eBooks count too! FILL YER BOOTS! 💙📚 #LoveLibraries

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My life as a writer now mostly consists of visiting charity shops and I can’t tell you how rewarding it is to find the little table you always wanted #notwriting

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I made the mistake of getting up … I snoozed I looozed

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It is for children like this that One-Button and the Sea spoke to in my heart. May all returns home bring peace and safety

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Morag Styles, who died a few days after Christmas, is remembered by Victor Watson. An inspirational and much-loved teacher, 'she was a presence wherever she went, inspiring creativity and joy, empathy, generosity, and inclusiveness'. @homertoncollege.bsky.social booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/obit...

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Have you got your tickets for the 2025 UKLA National Conference yet? Taking place over Zoom on Saturday 1st March, and with a brilliant line up of speakers and workshops, it certainly is not one to miss.

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This is why you MUST always go to the charity shop opposite your regular writing cafe before you start!! #DanielHahn #picturebooks #JudithKerr #Booksky

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More thinking experiments with One-Button

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One little One-Button notebook filled with names of the children who’ve shared it with us so far. I’m going to need a new one before the next event #kidsbooks #AuthorEvents

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Well this is rather marvellous Thank you Simon @vivschwarz.bsky.social

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This is why you MUST always go to the charity shop opposite your regular writing cafe before you start!! #DanielHahn #picturebooks #JudithKerr #Booksky

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I’m also taking bookings for World Book Day

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Could this be Hairy McClairy and the gang?

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I re-wrote a whole chapter last night & woke up so delighted this morning… do you think I can remember what I wrote in my dream? #writing

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Hello fellow creatives, doesn’t this sound amazing

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