Hi.
My name is Claire. I was happily working in marketing for over twenty years until I stumbled across the book Black Tudors: The Untold Story by Miranda Kaufmann. This ignited my interest in learning more about Black British history, the stories that are too often untold and hidden, and wanting to bring these stories to life in fun, adventurous ways for the next generation. And just like that (many years and much redrafting later) I became a children’s author.
I am passionate about the need for more stories highlighting people of African descent throughout British history and advocating for diverse representation in children's literature.
Time Tub Travellers is my first series.
My books
Time Tub Travellers and the Silk Thief - Book 1
Zula and Milo are back on another thrilling, time travelling adventure as their magical bathtub catapults them to the year 1845. Here they meet trailblazer Pablo Fanque, the first Black circus owner and master equestrian, and are plunged into a vibrant world of Victorian acrobats and daring lion tamers.
But a series of puzzling events threaten to destroy Pablo’s circus dreams, putting the entire performance - and Zula and Milo’s return home - at risk.
With the clock ticking down to opening night, can Zula unravel the mystery in time?
Time Tub Travellers Circus Mystery - Book 2 (coming 22nd April)
When Zula’s aunt's antique bathtub turns out to be a Time Machine, she and her best friend Milo find themselves trapped 400 years in the past. Excited at the chance to show her history teacher, that there are Black people in Britain’s past, she pulls Milo deeper and deeper into the dangerous world of Tudor London. History is about to get real in ways Zula never imagined.
Will Zula prove her teacher wrong and get herself and Milo safely back to their own time?
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