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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As the nights turn darker and the air turns cooler the staff at Floris Books sense a change on the wind. Autumn is here! We love this time of the year and have managed to whittle down our favourite things into a mere 5 points! 1. Falling autumn Leaves Autumn is a fascinating time...
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Remembering Beatrys Lockie (1927 – 2023) Beatrys Lockie was born in The Netherlands and began to tell stories at an early age. She moved to Scotland, where she met her future husband, Edinburgh-born James Lockie, whom she married in 1951. Together, they had five children: Hamish, Finlay, Calum, Neil and Gisela. In the early...
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In 2018 the Floris Books team embarked on a project to create The Discovery Illustrated Family Bible. It’s been a mammoth project for the team and one we are incredibly proud to have completed. Here, we speak to the creatives and members of the Floris team about the process of bringing it all together,...
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Autumn is just around the corner and we have the perfect recipe for you and your little ones to make together to welcome in the new season. Apple star pancakes – yum! This delicious recipe is taken from our beautiful picture book Lottie, St Michael and the Lonely Dragon by Beatrys Lockie and illustrated...
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Sleep. For new parents especially, it can often be the thing of dreams, and when you find a solution the world feels that little bit brighter again. But what can you do when your child’s usual bedtime routine isn’t working anymore? In Raising Sound Sleepers: Helping Children Use Their Senses to Rest and Self-Soothe...
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Looking for simple activities to help you connect more fully with your children and live more happily together? Try this fun bubble wand craft and share a rhyming bubble verse from The Connected Family Handbook: Nurturing Kindness, Warmth and Wonder in Children by Lou Harvey-Zahra and Danielle Harbison. Something as simple as blowing bubbles...
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The Waldorf school curriculum was developed to nurture the healthy development of the child, not only in mind but in body and spirit as well. Physical education and movement form an integral part of this holistic approach, encouraging children to be active not just for the sake of activity, but in order to experience...
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Grow your writing with Floris Books! We are delighted to announce the launch of a brand new Waldorf education writing competition to find our authors of the future. Could this be you or someone you know? Get involved and share your writing with Floris! Why should I enter? What should I write about? What...
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Discover how to craft a felt piglet with the help of our step-by-step instructions taken from Crafting a Felt Farm: A Waldorf Project for All Ages by Rotraud Reinhard. This project is for suitable for older children and beginners, but if you are entirely new to felting, there are many introductory videos online to...
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