Karin Celestine – författare

The year turns, harvest approaches, and the longer night skies fill with stars. And sometimes, just sometimes, maybe once in a thousand lifetimes, the star you see when you look up is a Wishing Star, one that can hear a wish and make a dream come true. But once its work is done, who is it that completes the cycle and returns it to the heavens?

The foxes and their tricksy friends collect up all the sparks of joy and inspiration that flow out into the world as we dance, picnic, swim, play and tell stories in the warm summer days. They take the sparks and hide them around the world for others to find. Meanwhile Grandmother Badger watches over it all and sews what she sees.

The Gift Gatherers is a celebration of old and new and of the cycle that binds them. The final in this series of four seasonal stories based around British folklore, it includes notes on springtimetraditions by Pamela Thom-Rowe. Karin's enchanting felt creations andthe world they inhabit share a timeless, heartwarming and uplifting tale suitable for all ages.

Read about a small act of kindness in Honey for Tea and learn how to make your very own alder cone bee along the way. You can even send pictures of your work back to the author via a web page.

Read about a small act of kindness in Catching Dreams and learn a new craft along the way. The book contains a fully illustrated story followed by detailed instructions on how to complete the story's central craft activity, in this case, a dream catcher. You can even send pictures of your work back to the author via a dedicated web page.

Read about a small act of kindness in A Small Song and learn a new craft along the way. The book contains a fully illustrated story followed by detailed instructions on how to complete the story's central craft activity - a musical instrument. You can even send pictures of your work back to the author via a dedicated web page.

Read about a small act of kindness in Finding your Place and learn a new craft along the way. The book contains a fully illustrated story followed by detailed instructions on how to complete the story's central craft activity, i.e. making a book mark. You can even send pictures of your work back to the author via a dedicated web page.

The Water Vole family have moved into the bottom of the garden and, like modern-day Wombles, they care about their environment. The youngest of the family, Bertram doesn't like swimming like other water voles but does love to sew and repair his family's clothes. A gentle story about being true to your passions. Each book includes a craft activity.

A new series introducing the Garden Tribe to the world of Celestine and the Hare. The Water Vole family have moved into the bottom of the garden and, like modern-day Wombles, they care about their environment and recycling.

When a new fence is put up, Hedgehog is left trapped outside her garden. She uses the rubbish she collects to build a hot air balloon. However, her efforts lead her to drop in unexpectedly on the Water Voles, and Grandma Dandelion and Grandpa Burdoch must be creative in order to get her home.

The first in a series of four titles based on the seasons, nature and folklore, The Lightbringers is a story of hope centring on the notion that the light will always return, even in the darkest of days.The midwinter solstice provides the focal point for a journey by the little creatures as they seek to return light to earth, but it is a journey that evokes the traditions of the Mari Lwyd walking the villages of Wales and Wassail songs being sung in the orchards. Made up of two key parts, this book contains the story of The Lightbringers and a brief introduction to the myth and legend surrounding the season and festivals of midwinter.Suitable for readers of all ages.

When light recedes from the land, Autumn's fruitfulness is replaced by Winter's cold, bleak stillness. But deep within the ground, in the cracks and crevices where the small creatures live, the light lives on, protected and cherished. And when the Hare calls, those that keep it know how to respond. The Lightbringers. A story of hope.

When light recedes from the land, Autumn's fruitfulness is replaced by Winter's cold, bleak stillness. But deep within the ground, in the cracks and crevices where the small creatures live, the light lives on, protected and cherished. And when the Hare calls, those that keep it know how to respond. The Lightbringers. A story of hope.