Crafting Magical Window Stars
ISBN 9781782507796
Regular price $30.50by Frédérique Guéret; Translated by Anna Cardwell
Step-by-step instructions for crafting twenty-five beautiful tissue paper window stars, suitable for all seasons.
Softcover, 120 pages with 75 full colour photographs.
210 x 192 mm.
Floris Books, 2022.
Printed in China.
Autumn & Winter Nature Activities in Waldorf Kindergartens
ISBN 9781782506676
Regular price $37.95 Sale price $34.50 Save 9%by Irmgard Kutsch and Brigitte Walden; Translated by Jane R. Helmchen
Encourage children to engage with the seasons as they craft willow hanging baskets, harvest and prepare fruit, care for birds and make Advent wreaths.
A wonderful resource book for any Waldorf or Waldorf-inspired kindergarten.
As well as fun nature activities -- both indoor and outside -- for children, this book also includes valuable background reading and advice for teachers, such as how to create your own kindergarten garden.
All the activities in this book are based on practical experience from the Children's Nature and Garden Centre in Germany, and are fully tried and tested.
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Hardcover, with over 300 colour illustrations. 160 pages. 29 x 19.2 cm.
Floris Books, 2019.
Irmgard Kutsch, born 1952, trained as a vet before working with children with special needs. She established the Children's Nature and Garden Centre in Reichshof in 1994, where children and teachers can learn about nature and participate in workshops.
Brigitte Walden, born 1953, worked as a Waldorf teacher for fifteen years. She is a carer at Haus Hohenfried in Bavaria, Germany, a centre for people with special needs.
'The activities included will be inspiring for all, including those seeking outdoor nature-based ideas and projects for children up to the age of seven and beyond. It is richly illustrated with lovely photographs of young children engaged in these nature activities… With its spring/summer companion it would make a lovely gift and provides a resource to return to as the seasons turn.'
-- Kindling
'This is another wonderful book full of resources and ideas for activities with children, following the rhythm of the seasons of Autumn and Winter... This book is a worthy addition to any home or Kindergarten Library!'
-- Blathu
Autumn & Winter Nature Activities Come Rain or Shine
ISBN 9781782504405
Regular price $29.95Edited by Stefanie Pfister; Translated by Anna Cardwell
Create pine-cone gnomes, build nesting boxes for garden birds, and craft festive angels, all while learning about the natural world -- whatever the weather!
This practical and brightly illustrated book is packed with indoor and outdoor crafts and activities, plus fun facts, to entertain and engage curious children during the colder and wetter months.
All the activities encourage an exploration of nature, from leaves and feathers, to snow and stargazing. Children will love finding out about the natural world through play and creation whether at home or in the classroom.
This wide-ranging book provides inspiration for parents and teachers working with children aged four and up. Most activities can be enjoyed both individually and in groups.
A practical and brightly illustrated book packed with indoor and outdoor crafts and activities, plus fun facts to engage children during the colder and wetter months. Both individual and group activities for 4 years and up. Ideal for parents and teachers.
Softcover, 104 pages.
229 x 210 mm.
Floris books, 2017.
The Gerda Muller Seasons Collection
ISBN 9781782504733
Regular price $45.95 Sale price $39.95 Save 13%This charming gift box includes four mini board books, one for each season. Each chunky mini board book is full of fun, active seasonal illustrations, with touching details to spot and no words.
Gerda Muller's beautiful 'seasons' board books are loved the world over. Beautifully illustrated, and with no words, children and parents can imagine their own story or simply spend time spotting characters and details in the lively seasonal scenes.
As spring arrives children play with lambs, sow seeds and paint Easter eggs. In summer they fish for tadpoles, play at the beach and eat ice-cream. By autumn the leaves have fallen and it's time to collect horse chestnuts, fly kites and make jam. In winter the snow has come and they have fun ice-skating, feeding the birds, and being cosy inside with the Christmas tree.
Please note that the Gerda Muller Seasons Gift Box books are in a smaller, chunkier format than the Gerda Muller seasons books sold individually. Please see comparison photo. Also noteworthy is that the ~2015 printing of the books were larger format, and the 2019/2020 printing is 'mid-size' between the two.
Overall box dimensions are 16 cm high x 13.5 cm wide.
Floris Books, Third Printing, 2021.
Any Room for Me?
ISBN 9781782506607
Regular price $25.95 Sale price $24.50 Save 6%One cold winter morning, a woodcutter drops his mitten in the forest. What a perfect cosy house for a little mouse!
But the forest is home to lots of creatures. The frog, the hare, the fox and the boar want to share too, but then the biggest animal of all comes along...
Soft illustrations, gentle, rhythmic language and a heart-warming message about sharing make this the perfect book to read aloud on a winter evening. A classic story from the creator of The Little Christmas Tree and The Pancake who Ran Away.
Recommended for Ages 3-6 years old.
Hardcover, 24 pages. 254 x 210 mm. Full colour illustrations.
Floris Books, 2020.
Loek Koopmans was born in the Netherlands in 1943 and studied at the Academy of Art and Design in Arnhem. He illustrates picture books, writes stories and is a painter, and in 1993 and 1996 he won the Dutch Award for best illustrated book. He is the author and illustrator of the children's books Any Room For Me?, The Pancake That Ran Away and Frog, Bee and Snail Look for Snow, and The Little Christmas Tree (all Floris Books).
The Tomtes' Christmas Porridge
ISBN 9780863158247
Regular price $28.95Written and illustrated by Sven Nordqvist, the author of the Findus and Pettson series.
Every Christmas Eve, the Master puts out rice pudding for the tomtes to say thank you for their help around the house throughout the year. But recently the Master has forgotten, and Mama tomte knows he'll forget again this year.
The elves hatch a plot to steal a bowl of Christmas pudding, without being seen, so that Papa tomte doesn't get upset.
This charming story is based on an old Swedish Christmas tradition. It is illustrated with great humour and is full of delightful detail, as the tomte family scurry around their Master's house one busy Christmas Eve.
Recommended for 4-7 years old.
Hardcover, 32 pages. 215 x 300 mm.
Floris Books.