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Welcome to the world of Elsa Beskow where flower folk, adventurous children and nostalgic landscapes are waiting to be filled with life and colour. This enchanting book includes quotations, hand-designed patterns and 30 classic scenes from some of Elsa Beskow's best-loved books -- Around the Year, Peter in Blueberry Land, Emily and Daisy, The Flowers' Festival, Pelle's New Suit, and many more. Experience the joy, creativity and mindfulness that comes from colouring these beautiful, whimsical scenes. The picture books of Swedish author-illustrator Elsa Beskow (1874-1953) have been beloved by adults and children alike for more than 100 years. Her vintage artwork transports readers to an idyllic Sweden of a bygone era.With gold foil details on the cover and printed on quality paper, this is a beautiful gift for both Elsa Beskow collectors and new fans alike. The Elsa Beskow collection, available in English from Floris Books, includes beautiful picture books, mini classics, gift box sets, an art print collection, a baby memory book, an annual calendar and more.

Sam wakes up in a strange fairytale land of small folk and talking animals, with no idea where he is. How will he get home? "Take the yellow road" says The-One-Who-Knows-Everything. Equipped with a very useful backpack and an optimistic attitude, Sam travels through fantastical landscapes, encountering giggly giraffes, fearsome trolls, a gruff submarine captain and a magical painting. Sometimes the yellow road disappears entirely. Will Sam ever find his way home?Beloved Swedish children's illustrator Sven Nordqvist (The Dog Walk) unleashes his endlessly inventive talent once again in this brilliantly bizarre odyssey about perseverance and the kindness of strangers. Children will pore over each page, delighting in the incredible details in Nordqvist's whimsical and often hilarious illustrations.

The children of the forest live in the roots of an old pine tree. Each season brings new adventures for the children -- swimming and berry picking in summer; playing with fairies and harvesting mushrooms in autumn; sledging and feeding animal friends in winter. But spring brings the best surprise of all! This is a delightful seasonal story for young children about nature through the year from the world-renowned Swedish author--illustrator Elsa Beskow. This wonderful new edition of Children of the Forest faithfully reproduces Beskow's classic illustrations in a collectable picture book featuring a unique hand-crafted design, premium-quality paper, gold foil signature and a luxurious cloth spine. Create an Elsa Beskow library by collecting all of the gorgeous new editions.

A new centenary gift edition of the much-loved collection of folk and fairy tales from Sweden, illustrated by acclaimed artist John Bauer.From good natured Scandinavian trolls through giants, tomtes, shepherd boys and princesses, the twenty-three classic stories by well-known authors such as Elsa Beskow and Anna Wahlenberg are delightfully told, full of adventure and magic with clever, resourceful children outwitting fairytale villains.John Bauer's art -- renowned for its detail, character and subtle humour -- has never looked more luminous and evocative than in this gorgeously produced edition. Twenty extra pictures have been added along with a wonderful illustrated biography of Bauer, celebrating his work and life one hundred years after his premature death. The book has a foiled cover and ribbon marker, perfect for gifting.This treasury will be cherished for generations to come and loved by children, parents and grandparents alike.

A stunning collection of Elsa Beskow's classic vintage illustrations to decorate any home.The picture books of Swedish author-illustrator Elsa Beskow (1874-1953) have been beloved by adults and children alike for more than 100 years. Her nostalgic artwork transports readers to an idyllic Sweden of a bygone era.This beautiful collection of twenty pull-out frameable prints includes iconic illustrations from some of Elsa Beskow's best-loved books – Around the Year, Children of the Forest, The Flowers' Festival, Peter in Blueberry Land, Woody, Hazel and Little Pip and many more. From flower folk to curious elves, loving families to adventurous children, the prints showcase Elsa Beskow's classic whimsical style and celebration of nature. Printed on sturdy, high-quality card, using plant-based inks, each picture can be pulled out and framed to make a charming addition to any space in the home: add vintage artwork to a nursery, living room or bedroom. The full-colour prints, a selection of portrait and landscape images, are designed to fit in an A4 frame without a mount, or a 11x15 inch frame with a mount. This gorgeous gift book is sprinkled with quotes and line drawings as well as interesting information about Beskow's life and work and will appeal to collectors and new fans alike.The Elsa Beskow collection, available in English from Floris Books, includes beautiful picture books, mini classics, box sets, an annual calendar and more.

On small silent feet, the Tomten tiptoes through the snow, keeping watch over the farm on chilly winter nights.One night, a cunning fox comes by. How will the Tomten guard the chickens, and help the hungry fox?These classic stories are a delight for young children, depicting the traditional Swedish character of the house elf, or tomten.This is a beautiful collector's combined edition of Astrid Lindgren's two classic Tomten tales, The Tomten & The Tomten and the Fox.

Encounter magical shamans, mighty eagles and terrifying beasts in this lavishly illustrated, adaptation of the classic Finnish epic.This superb prose retelling of Finland's national folk saga is brought to life with exquisitely detailed artwork of magical creatures, snowy mountains, adventurous heroes and dark forests by renowned illustrator Pirkko-Liisa Surojegin. Thrilling and inspiring, An Illustrated Kalevala is the perfect collection to share and give a lifetime of enjoyment to children and adults alike.

It's Christmas Eve, and Papa tomte is eagerly waiting for the human family to leave out a bowl of porridge, to say thank you for the tomtes' help throughout the year. But Mama tomte has a terrible feeling the family have forgotten the porridge!Mama tomte and the children hatch a plan to steal a bowl of Christmas porridge. Can they sneak through the house without being seen?This charming story is based on the old Swedish Christmas tradition of leaving a sweet treat to thank the magical gnome-like creatures. Sven Nordqvist, one of Sweden's most popular author and illustrators, has created a playful festive tale, full of delightful details

Celebrate the latest addition to the family in this beautiful memory book, illustrated throughout with vintage artwork from Elsa Beskow, one of Sweden's best loved children's illustrators. With plenty of room for photographs, parents and grandparents can record and celebrate all the special milestones and happy moments in their child's early years, and create a future family heirloom that can be treasured for a lifetime.Your Elsa Beskow Baby Book features:-- A timeless design featuring nostalgic vintage illustrations from the picture books of Elsa Beskow, the Swedish Beatrix Potter-- Sections which include The Happy News, Your Family, Coming Home, How You Grew, Your Hand and Footprints, Your Friends, Let's Eat, Your Day, Chatter, Travel and Celebrations-- A gender-neutral approach and flexible wording making it perfect for all family types and pregnancies -- Easy to complete, thoughtful and open prompts to encourage parents to record their baby's unique story in their own words-- Generous space for precious photographs to capture important moments – coming home, first bath, first birthday and Christmas-- A luxurious gold foil-stamped cover with a cloth binding that will look beautiful on any shelf or coffee table-- A large concertina storage pocket for treasured keepsakes such as greetings cards and hospital bands-- Made using high-quality sustainable paper and plant-based ink-- Adorable illustrations from classic picture books including Around the Year, Peter in Blueberry Land, Ollie's Ski Trip, Emily and Daisy, Children of the Forest and Woody, Hazel and Little Pip Your Elsa Beskow Baby Book is a wonderful newborn baby gift or baby shower present which will be treasured for years to come.

Learn how to make magical window stars from coloured tissue paper using special paper-folding techniques. This book includes step-by-step instructions, easy-to-follow diagrams and inspiring colour photographs for making twenty-five beautiful window stars, suitable for all seasons. From easy patterns for beginners to more complex designs each project is graded for difficulty to allow you to progress your paper-folding skills with confidence. Perfect for crafting at any time of the year, some projects such as the wintry Frost Flower star and the springtime Daisy star are great for marking the change of the seasons.The dazzling tissue paper transparencies will brighten your home or school windows throughout the year.

It's time for Grandma's dog to go for a walk. The eager pooch tugs the boy's hand, excited to get going. But where will they end up?This is a dog walk like no other, through amazing fairy-tale worlds, paintings come to life, Escher-esque castles, an intricately cluttered antique shop, and past countless delights: walking teapots, miniature steamboats, giant hedgehogs and islands with sails.This fantastical story of a dog and a boy is told simply through weird, whimsical and often hilarious illustrations. Children will pore over each page, delighting in the incredible details. Each reading will bring fresh discoveries and new twists to the tale.Beloved Swedish children's illustrator Sven Nordqvist unleashes his endlessly inventive talent in this funny and satisfying wordless book. Walking the dog will never feel the same again.

A wonderful comparative introduction to animals and humans for children written in Charles Kovacs's warm and expressive style.Charles Kovacs taught in Edinburgh so there is a Scottish flavour to the animals discussed in the first half of the book, including seals, red deer and eagles. In the later chapters, he covers elephants, horses and bears.This is a fascinating and engaging resource for teachers and home schoolers that is used in the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum for 9–11 year olds.

In this wonderful introduction to botany for children, readers will explore what characterises different plants – from fungi, algae and lichens, to the lily and rose families – and learn about the parts of each plant and their growth cycle.Written in Charles Kovacs's warm and expressive style, this fascinating and engaging resource for teachers and home schoolers is used in the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum for 10–12 year olds (Class 5–6).

The first part of this book describes the different kinds of rocks, soil and mountains found on our planet, and explores how they came into being. This section deals with the depths of the earth, and the long ages of time.In contrast, the second part examines the heights of our universe, in the movement of the sun, moon and stars. These bodies give us our sense of day, month and year.Throughout, Kovacs links the phenomena he's describing with human experience, how they affect people in different parts of the world.This is a resource for Steiner-Waldorf teachers for Classes 6 and 7 (age 11-13).

Painting and drawing are key artistic expressions which play an important role in children's physical, emotional and spiritual development. This comprehensive teachers' manual provides a complete artistic curriculum for Classes One to Eight in Steiner-Waldorf schools (age six to fourteen).At each stage, the book demonstrates the skills that teachers can help children to develop. There are 280 practical exercises for teachers to use, and over 800 drawings and paintings as inspiring examples of artistic possibilities. The curriculum moves from free drawing, to guided colour exercises, to precise perspective drawing. The exercises draw on elements of the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum at appropriate ages, incorporating themes from fables and legends, the Old Testament, Norse mythology, animals, Ancient Greece and botany.Throughout, the author draws on art theory and shows that art is truly a universal language. The book is also suitable for adult self-study.

George is playing with his boats, but there's no wind to make them sail. Then one of the wind children comes and blows especially for him -- and together they embark on a great adventure.The wind child blows dandelions in the meadows, shakes apples from the tree and blows the leaves around and eventually she blows George home on a cloud.A mini gift edition of the classic children's story, from the creator of The Story of the Root Children and The Story of the Snow Children. The beautiful, detailed art-nouveau illustrations cultivate a feeling of magic and nostalgia.

Young Gregor MacDonald is thrilled when he gets a set of bagpipes for his birthday. Now he can be just like Grandad. But each time he starts to play, an awful noise sounds, Honk-eeyyoww! And each time, he hears the same angry cry, 'You can't play here!'Poor Gregor goes from house, to loch, to barn and to hillside disturbing people, until he finds acceptance in the most unlikely of places.

'There's a hole in my bagpipes, wee Hamish, wee Hamish,There's a hole in my bagpipes, wee Hamish, a hole!Then stitch it wee Lachie, wee Lachie, wee Lachie, Then stitch it wee Lachie, wee Lachie, stitch it!With what shall I stitch it? wee Hamish, wee Hamish,With what shall I stitch it? wee Hamish, with what?'A surreal and hilarious Scottish twist on a much-loved rhyme. Wee Hamish tries to solve his bagpiping friend's difficulties with ever-more brilliantly bizarre solutions involving a hungry stag, prickly thistles, lumpy porridge, a dirty broadsword, a nervous red squirrel and a sleepy Highland cow.Kate McLelland, illustrator of best-selling picture book There was a Wee Lassie Who Swallowed a Midgie, brings a Highland castle and its cast of Scottish characters and animals to life in her bold and colourful style. This quirky and fun picture book, created in Scotland, is a unique adaptation of the classic rhyme There's a Hole in my Bucket. Children from Scotland and beyond will love to sing along!

Every evening, when the sun sets and everyone else is going to bed, Jacob the Sandman wakes up and starts work. Then one night Jacob sleeps too deeply and wakes up late! He rushes to Dream Sand Hill but there, atop the pile of dream sand, is a scary Night Monster, snoring his terrible snore. Jacob the Sandman must collect the magic dream sand so that the children of the world can dream happy dreams. Fortunately, the Night Monster turns out to be not so scary after all.This beautiful bedtime tale is perfect for encouraging sweet dreams and banishing nightmares. The luminous illustrations by much-loved artist Daniela Drescher will make this a new night-time favourite.

How can we change the way we think about dying and death? Can we build a new relationship with loved ones who have passed? Iris Paxino, psychologist and professional counsellor, has spent her adult life exploring near-death experiences. In this book she shares insights from her studies, as well as her own personal thoughts on dying, near-death experiences, and life after death. Paxino leads the reader through the process of dying and the moment of death and goes on to explore different aspects of death, from fear of death, to meeting with Christ, to materialistic and atheist outlooks. These thoughtful insights help readers to understand more about death and dying, as well as the journey of the soul after life, leading to the possibility of a new connection with lost loved ones.

Geometry is both elegantly simple and infinitely profound. Many professionals find they need to be able to draw geometric shapes accurately, and this unique book shows them how.It provides step-by-step instructions for constructing two-dimensional geometric shapes, which can be readily followed by a beginner, or used as an invaluable source book by students and professionals.

Grandma loves to play hide and seek, and she's very good at not being seen, just like her pet chameleons. Ari loves searching for Grandma while exploring her fascinating house. Could Grandma be hiding among the surprising outfits in her closet, or the curious objects in her study? Or is she in the junk room among the exotic souvenirs from her adventures? Eagle-eyed young readers will spot Grandma peeking out from clever hiding places. They can also look for the ten colourful chameleons hiding throughout this quirky and characterful picture book. My Grandma the Chameleon is a fun celebration of curiosity, discovery and the special relationship between a grandparent and grandchild. Each page is packed with funny and intriguing details giving readers clues about Grandma's exciting life.

Reincarnation -- by which human beings return to live on earth -- is a concept most often associated with eastern philosophies rather than Christianity. In this fascinating book, Friedrich Rittelmeyer explores reincarnation from a Christian point of view, arguing that it has a place in modern Christian thought.Reincarnation can sometimes be exploited to justify daydreams or imaginary past glories, or can harden into a legalistic reckonining of vice and virtue. Rittelmeyer's approach is different: joyous, essentially Christian, and full of a sense of freedom as he struggles to find a path through the pitfalls on the way to a Christ-filled acceptance of reincarnation.Drawing on the work and inspiration of Rudolf Steiner, Rittelmeyer was able to encounter the cosmic truth of reincarnation and, wrestling with human doubt on every level, courageously grounds it in human reality.

"Am I going too far if I declare that not a single one of the opponents took a tenth of the pains I took with anthroposophy before I joined the movement?" -- Friedrich RittelmeyerBorn in southern Germany in 1872, Friedrich Rittelmeyer was a leading figure in the Lutheran church at the beginning of the twentieth century. His was an influential pulpit, and he was a pioneer of a new meditative approach, seeking to re-establish the relevance of the Gospels.His life took an unexpected turn when, in 1911, he encountered Rudolf Steiner for the first time. He spent the next ten years critically appraising and investigating Steiner's ideas. This book is a fascinating and insightful autobiographical account of those years, as well a rigorous scrutiny of anthroposophy.In 1922, he made the decision to leave the Lutheran church and lead a new movement for religious renewal, The Christian Community, in association with Steiner. His final conviction was that Steiner's ideas were truly inspired. First published in English in 1929, this book's honest struggle with key anthroposophical concepts has been influential for generations of people.

The original biodynamic sowing and planting calendar -- essential reading for 65 years!The simple, two-week-to-view layout features detailed planting, tending and harvesting information to help everyone from seasoned biodynamic farmers to beginner gardeners maximise the yield and vitality of their crops and plants. Trusted by generations of growers, the ultimate biodynamic calendar features:-- An easy-to-view layout making it simple to plan what to do and when-- Space to add your own notes-- Clear headings and sections for fast look-ups-- Lay-flat spine to make it easy to consult the Calendar, keep your place and add notes-- Information on solar and lunar events and planetary aspects-- A pull-out wallchart that can be pinned up in a barn, shed or greenhouse as a handy quick reference-- Eco-friendly printing with recycled FSC paper using plant-based inks

The original, and still the best, biodynamic sowing and planting almanac, trusted by farmers and gardeners for 65 years.The simple, two-week-to-view layout features detailed planting, tending and harvesting information to help both seasoned biodynamic farmers and beginner gardeners maximise the yield and vitality of crops and plants. Trusted by generations of growers, the ultimate biodynamic almanac features:-- An easy-to-view layout making it simple to plan what to do and when-- Space to add your own notes-- Clear headings and sections for fast look-ups-- A lay-flat spine making it easy to consult the Almanac, keep your place and add notes-- Information on solar and lunar events and planetary aspects-- A pull-out wallchart that can be pinned up in a barn, shed or greenhouse as a handy quick reference-- Eco-friendly printing--made with recycled FSC paper using plant-based inks

A mini gift edition of Elsa Beskow's classic story.Pelle has a lamb whose coat grows longer and longer, while Pelle’s Sunday suit grows shorter! Pelle shears the lamb, and the wool is carded, spun, dyed and woven. Finally, the tailor makes a new suit for Pelle.This is a wonderful book to help children understand where their clothes come from and the traditional craft of working with wool.

Kelly and Kai love to play on the old tree trunk near their cottage in the woods: sometimes it's a horse, sometimes a crocodile and sometimes even a dragon. One day a mischievous gnome uses magic to turn the tree trunk into a real dragon which takes the children to the Land of Long Ago. On their incredible journey Kelly and Kai meet a princess, rescue a knight and trick the grumpy king of the trolls. But can the old tree dragon bring them home again?World-renowned Swedish author-illustrator Elsa Beskow's delightful fairy tale celebrates imagination, bravery and the joy of coming home. This wonderful mini gift edition of The Land of Long Ago reproduces Elsa Beskow's classic illustrations and beloved story in an adorable small format -- ideal for little hands -- with a quality cloth spine.

Emily is headed to the meadow to stop Daisy the cow escaping from a hole in the fence. Along the way, Emily meets a big dog, a boastful boy and an old man. But who can bring a bit of magic to help her mend the fence and keep Daisy safe? This is a delightful springtime story for young children about kindness and helping others from the world-renowned Swedish author--illustrator Elsa Beskow.This wonderful mini gift edition of Emily and Daisy reproduces Elsa Beskow's classic illustrations and unabridged story in an adorable small format -- ideal for little hands – with a cloth spine.