Hello, I'm Ted
I have a time-travelling toilet. Whatever....get over it.
I write about my adventures in the Ted & His Time-Travelling Toilet books. Now I'm writing about writing about my adventures in the Ted & His Time-Travelling Toilet books. Cool huh? You can get in touch by email (below), Instagram (below), making a big noise (bellow), falling asleep (pillow), or greeting me (hello).
TED'S TIME TRAVELLING ADVENTURES - AVAILABLE NOW
ROMAN REWIND
When Ted accidentally discovers (don't ask!) that his toilet allows him to travel back in time to any point in history, his (slightly soggy) discoveries are only just beginning. Join Ted on his fully immersive adventure into Roman life, as he flushes himself back to ancient times to find out all he can for his half term project from the Romans themselves!
To see and listen to me read the first chapter press this button!
"Wowsa! My 11 year old son is dyslexic and a very reluctant reader, I have tried many authors and topics to ignite his enthusiasm for reading. Funnily enough, as soon as he started reading all about Ted’s toilet, I heard fits of giggles and saw a smile on his face as he pliers through the book! Loving seeing my son read for pleasure, which I felt would not happen ever!"
"We loved this book so much when we read it with our grandma. She couldn’t stop laughing (literally, she was in tears). Many hours of joy with this story. We will always recommend this book to everyone. "
"My two children have been in hysterics. Thank you for the moments that I lie in bed with two giggling children."
TUDOR TANGLE
Join Ted on his fully immersive adventure through time as he flushes himself back to Tudor times to get dance lessons and kingly tips from Henry VIII himself - all in the vague hope of becoming prom king to Chloe (swoon!) Onions' prom queen! A hilarious page turner that encompasses history, adventure, and comedy in equal measure.
"An excellent read. Very funny and excellently written. Can't wait for the next book."
“This is a very silly stinky book that is really funny”.
"Best Book Ever! It was so hilarious I couldn’t bare to put it down for a minute! 😂"
To watch me read the first chapter press here!
SHAKESPEARE SHAKE-UP
Join Ted as he aims to win the lead role in the school play by travelling back in time and trying to convince William Shakespeare to help him become a great actor.
"This book has me and my son laughing the whole way, it really motivates him to read. We love all these books but this might be the funniest one yet. Fantastic!"
"What did we like about this book? - the sound of my son giggling to himself whilst reading!"
To watch me read the first chapter press this button
OH NO PHARAOH
The latest hilarious u-bend adventure sees Ted travel back in time to meet great leaders of the past - from Tutankhamun to Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln and Emmeline Pankhust - all to help him in his quest to become the school's Head Boy. But his grand plan to persuade everyone to vote for him finds Ted facing some hysterical historical consequences...
PAINT & PANDEMONIUM
Steven Vinacour's hilarious u-bend adventure sees Ted travel back in time to visit the great artistic masters of the past - from Da Vinci and Van Gogh to Georgia O'Keeffe - all to help his quest to win the schools' art competition, and more importantly Chloe's heart! But as usual, things don't go quite to plan and Ted faces some hysterical historical consequences along the way... This fifth title in the popular series is a fabulous fast-paced read, which takes in not just great giggles, but introduces readers to the lives and styles of some of the greatest painters from the past...all in 244 pages!
No Viking? No Liking!
Have you ever had one of those days? You know, the kind of day where everyone describes you as ‘ewww’, you have a strange feeling someone is watching you and you lose your mobile phone.
Then you get in to trouble with your parents, your teachers, your friends and even Queen Victoria?
And if that wasn’t enough you get chased by Vikings, the school bully oh, and a group of Cavemen.
Have you ever had one of those days? No? Well I have and let me tell you. It can be very stressful!
Also available.
Do you want to be the funniest kid in school? Then this joke book is for you! Side-splitting jokes about school that will keep everyone laughing till home time and beyond! Settle down, class! Listen up for a gag-filled lesson in laughter and an extra helping of lunchtime LOLs with hundreds of brand new hilarious jokes
Get set to listen up for another fun-filled lesson in laughter and loads more LOLs with hundreds of brand-new hilarious jokes to crack up your class. So, settle down, grab your copy and prepare for an A** report as top of the comedy class, as you become Even Funnier than The Funniest Kid in School!
School's Tour
School Visits
I love visiting schools and meeting you all. I read to you, answer all your questions, sign your books and run a creative writing/free thinking session where we collectively write a short story in record time. If you'd like me to come and visit your school please get in touch and hopefully I will meet you soon.
"The children are feeling really inspired and you're to thank for that - so thank you!"
"Thank you so much! it was very engaging, fun for the children, inspirational (lots of year 6s), and you captured the children’s interest right from the start of assembly!"
"I really think it made world book week so much more memorable for the children."
"You delivered one of the most inspirational visits we've ever had - thank you so much!"
If you'd like me to come to your school please get in touch
I love meeting you all and running creative writing workshops. If you fancy having me along just get in touch using the email button at the bottom of the page (haha I said bottom)
World Book Week - Testimonials
"The kids loved it! He was super interactive and funny too. We would definitely place orders for his books for the school – I would love to read them as our class read.”
“Year 5 formed a long line at the end of his talk to get an autograph He was very engaging and funny and the children thoroughly enjoyed asking him lots of questions. He has inspired some budding writers in our year group.”
“Steven is amazing and so inspiring for our Year 3 children. We love that he considered the history curriculum before writing them – they were buzzing!”
“I could hear a lot of excitement amongst the Year 6 children. My son has asked to purchase all of Steven’s books”
“As a parent my son was bursting to tell me about the ‘fun’ author that visited today and he has asked me to read all of his books to him.”
“Thank you so much, the kids loved it!”
“Thank you to Steven Vinacour for helping to make our World Book Day celebrations even more special and memorable for the children. Steven delivered a highly entertaining series of workshops for our children, who left feeling inspired to write, inspired to read and inspired to smile a lot more! I can wholeheartedly recommend a visit from Steven to your school. “
Shakespeare Week - Testimonials
I thought it was great! I liked hearing about the books and listening to everyone else’s questions. I also liked the quiz. I think that if we did it again everyone would love it. I liked learning about Shakespeare as well. Eleanor
· I thought that it was a very good idea. It made me think about writing books, not just reading them. I enjoyed listening to everyone’s questions and the author answering them. It made me realise that every author is inspired by someone, or something else. Sophia 5
· WOW! It was incredible. I think it was so fun and exciting. I can’t wait to read his books, they sound AMAZING! Scarlett
· It was a very good idea. I learnt a lot about this author and it was nice to have some opinions about what to read. I would like to see another author. I really enjoyed myself. Thank you soooo much! Maahi
Museums & bookshops
I have been storytelling, signing and reading in some cool places including Knebworth House, Verulamium Museum and the Corinium Museum. I've also been booked for signings in WHSmith, Waterstones and Independent Bookshops.