Psst… Ready or not, here it comes! Christmas is just a snowball’s throw away and if you’re looking for inspiration on what to gift the young people in your life this year, the Floris Books Christmas Gift Guide is here to help. We think that books make magical presents at Christmas (and they’re easy...
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In Johanna Lindemann and Andrea Stegmaier’s One Christmas in Our Building, Emma’s looking forward to a delicious Christmas turkey – but the turkey goes missing! It looks like Christmas might be ruined, but Emma persuades the family to appreciate what they have, reminding us that Christmas doesn’t have to be perfect. As the neighbours...
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What is Kirigami? A variation of origami, kirigami involves cutting as well as folding paper. Ever made a paper snowflake? If so, then you’ve tried kirigami! The term was coined in the United States in the 1960s by artist Florence Temko – from Japanese kiri, ‘cut’, and kami, ‘paper’. Illustrator Seng Soun Ratanavanh had never tried kirigami before working...
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“We have left our house behind,” Papa explains, “but our home is special: it is made from the people we love and the things we love doing.”“Yes,” says Mama. “We all carry our special homes with us – in our backpacks and pockets, and in our hearts.” My Home is in my Backpack by...
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At Floris Books we love bookshops and we greatly appreciate all the work that bookshops and booksellers do to bring our books to our readers. We’re launching a series of blog posts shining a spotlight on some of the specialist bookshops we work with, starting with Rudolf Steiner Bookshop, London. We spoke to the...
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Spring is right around the corner and the temptation to start weeding and pruning has just begun. As our friends the Prickletrims learn in The Prickletrims Go Wild, trim lawns and manicured hedges may look neat and orderly but do they really add much else to your garden? Letting your garden run wild can...
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Discover your inner superhero princess with this free costume pack from Halima, Superhero Princess!
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In Dawn Casey’s new picture book, The Bumblebee Garden, illustrated by Stella Lim, little Ben helps his Grandpa tend to the garden and learns all about the life-cycle of bees and their importance to the natural world. When Grandpa explains that bees carry pollen that helps juicy strawberries grow, Ben asks if they can...
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In The Elsa Beskow Peter and Lotta Collection, a pair of adventurous orphans find their new home with Aunt Lavender, Aunt Brown, Aunt Green and Uncle Blue. Follow along as the mischievous siblings explore, make new friends, and learn some important lessons with their new family. This beautiful edition includes the stories Aunt Green, Aunt...
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Bring vintage style to your home (or office as we’ve done!) with Elsa Beskow’s iconic illustrations – perfect for a nursery, living room or bedroom. The Art of Elsa Beskow is a beautiful collection of twenty pull-out, frameable prints from the renowned Swedish author-illustrator. Elsa Beskow’s picture books have been beloved by adults and children...
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