Midsummer Eve is a national holiday in Sweden, second only to Christmas in importance. It’s traditionally celebrated between June 19 and 25, to mark the summer solstice. In Sweden, where the summers are so short and the long winters are so very dark, it’s particularly important to celebrate the longest and lightest day of...
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Lou Harvey-Zahra’s book, Creative Discipline, Connected Family, is full of practical and inspiring ideas to change challenging family moments with a smile rather than a growl. Have a go at some of her top tips… Struggles with cleaning teeth: Whilst cleaning your child’s teeth, tell a story of what each tooth did that day,...
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Spring has arrived, and the weather is (we hope) beginning to improve — time to dig out your wellies and dust off your trowels! April is Garden Month so why not share the joy and rewards of gardening with your children and students by encouraging them the head outdoors and get their hands dirty!...
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2 April 2017 would have been Hans Christian Andersen’s 212th birthday! He is one of Floris Books’ most popular authors (see below for the books we publish), so in celebration, here’s everything you need to know about the great man. Fun facts Disney’s popular film Frozen was originally based on Andersen’s short story “The...
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Today, 27th March, marks fifty years since the death of physician, author and lecturer Karl König. Throughout his career, he has written on a wide range of subjects from anthroposophy and Christology, through social questions and curative education, to science and history. Floris Books publish many of his writings in the Karl König archive....
Read more →Officially founded on October 14th, 1976, Floris Books will be forty years old this year. To celebrate, we wanted to share our story with our friends and supporters. While remaining close to its roots, Floris has enjoyed an evolution over the last four decades. Starting as a small dedicated band around a kitchen table,...
Read more →We all know how stressful Christmas can be with young children. But we also know how rewarding it can be to spend this special time of year with family. So how do you make sure everything runs as smoothly as possible? Top parenting author Lou Harvey-Zahra told us her top five tips for happy...
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The Kelpies Design & Illustration Prize 2016 has officially opened and the judges are eagerly awaiting this year’s entries! In 2014, we launched the Prize with the aim of discovering new children’s design talent in Scotland. Since then, two books from our Kelpies range have had fantastic make-overs. The Sign of the Black Dagger by...
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We love food, and we love veggies! And we really love this delicious autumn bread recipe. There’s nothing better than tucking into some freshly baked bread, still warm from the oven, and when that breaded is loaded with sweet butternut squash, even better! Download your free pdf recipe for this yummy autumn bread with...
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Illustrator of… Today #FlorisDesign is talking to Maria Bogade, who illustrated Wee Granny’s Magic Bag and Wee Granny and the Ceilidh. Part of our Picture Kelpies, the Wee Granny series is about a practical gran with a magic, bottomless bag that has everything she could ever need in a pinch! Both Wee Granny books were written...
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