The Wonderful Adventures of Nils: A Classic Swedish Children’s Tale is the preeminent illustrated edition of Nobel Prize-winner Selma Lagerlöf‘s classic Swedish tale, which has been sensitively abridged for young readers. With its engrossing, exciting story and stunning full colour artwork from Lars Klinting, readers of all ages will be transported to the Sweden of […] The post The Wonderful Adventures of Nils: A Classic Swedish Children’s Tale appeared first on Floris Books Blog ..read more

We’re shining a spotlight on some of the specialist bookshops that we work with who help us bring our books to our readers. Check out the first post we ran with Rudolf Steiner Bookshop, London. In this post we travel to the Goetheanum Bookshop in Dornach, Switzerland. The bookshop is inside the Goetheanum (pictured above), […] The post Bookshop Spotlight – Goetheanum Bookshop appeared first on Floris Books Blog ..read more

Today, biodynamic agriculture is practised in more than 50 countries worldwide and offers a way of growing high-quality produce through the sustainable cultivation of soil, plants and animals. In From the Agriculture Course to Sustainable Farming: 100 Years of the Biodynamic Movement Ueli Hurter and Rudi Bind trace the history and development of the biodynamic […] The post From the Agriculture Course to Sustainable Farming: 100 Years of the Biodynamic Movement appeared first on Floris Books Blog ..read more

No one said pancakes were just for Pancake Day! Who says you have to wait until then to enjoy some delicious pancakes? Try the recipe below for the perfect pancakes from our new book, The Runaway Pancake by Tiny Fisscher and Sophie Pluim. Crispy round the edges and soft in the middle, they’re so fluffy and sweet, buttery […] The post Easy pancakes recipe appeared first on Floris Books Blog ..read more

People today strive to live as pain-free a life as possible, treating both physical pain and emotional suffering with a range of medical and alternative therapies. But in our efforts to avoid pain, are we excluding an important part of our human experience? In Pathways from Pain to Meaning: Short Thoughts on Pain in History […] The post Pathways from Pain to Meaning appeared first on Floris Books Blog ..read more

2024 marks the 70th birthday of the Camphill Village Trust: an organisation which provides support and services for adults with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health problems. Emma Salem, a member of the CVT fundraising and communications team shares with us, for the Floris blog, what they’ve been up to this year to mark this […] The post Camphill Village Trust Turns 70! appeared first on Floris Books Blog ..read more

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 to […] The post Floris Books Christmas Gift Guide 2024 appeared first on Floris Books Blog ..read more

An extract from An Illustrated Treasury of Dragon Tales A manuscript written many centuries ago tells of a most horrible dragon who terrorised everybody living around Kinnoull, in Perthshire, Scotland. According to local legend, the people were saved by a holy man named Serf, who went to meet the dragon and bravely ‘smote the loathsome […] The post The Dragon of Kinnoull Meets St Serf appeared first on Floris Books Blog ..read more

Looking for that unique touch for your festive gifts this year? Try our free printable wrapping paper designs using illustrations from some of our favourite festive books! Click on an image below to download as a pdf file. These designs work best when printed on A3 paper, and A4 will also work well for smaller […] The post Printable Gift Wrap! appeared first on Floris Books Blog ..read more

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 show […] The post One Christmas in Our Building: Tasty Christmas Traditions appeared first on Floris Books Blog ..read more