Oh yes, some of my favourites! Brambly Hedge has been my fave since I was little but I also love All Through the Year. Such lovely rhyming verses and so true to life here in Victoria. So many seasonal books are Northern hemisphere centered, so it’s extra special to find one that feels like home. In this vein, I also recommend Down the Road Little Bee. It’s a gem!👌🏻❤️
Oh my goodness, thank you Stephanie, I loved finding out about all of these and promptly ordered second hand copies of the Brambly Hedge season books. I love seasonal books and am a big fan of the Flower Fairies! I also love getting out the winter/solstice books when the time comes. I love The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper. I refer to The Almanac by Lia Leendertz on an almost daily basis but it is very UK specific xx
They are the sweetest books. Crabapple Cottage is my dream home. Enjoy! The Shortest Day looks like a lovely, snuggly read. I am very jealous you have Lia's Almanac to guide you in the UK. I would LOVE a southern hemisphere version.
This is such a great compendium! Thank you 🙏🏼 I’ve been looking for some more kids books. I too love Slow Seasons. Sophie Hansen’s cookbooks are beautiful seasonal repositories for cooking with the cycles.
Thank you Rachel. I am waiting for What Can I Bring? to find its way to me via the library holds queue but following your prompt I've now gone and popped all of her other books on hold too ☺️
Hi Stephanie, we have many of the children's books on your list. The kids love the Alison Lester one. If you have the chance, check out Sprinter and Sprummer by Tim Entwhistle. Another fantastic resource (but not a book) is the Indigenous Weather Knowledge section on BOM.
Really enjoyed these seasonal book suggestions Stephanie, gosh and Brambly Hedge, that took me back! I'll look forward to looking up your recommendations. I also have Slow Seasons and I like Sacred Seasons too by Kirsty Gallagher. I haven't read Wild Power but would highly recommend Code Red by Lisa Lister which is along the same lines. Also love the library, what I love doing is when my youngest really loves a library books, I try and find it second hand. I rarely buy new books for the kids, so many good finds in the library or charity shops.
I'm yet to read Sacred Seasons but it's on my radar. Thanks for the recommendations Jenna! Charity shop kids books are the best. I have found some absolute treasures that aren't in print anymore. I have a penchant for illustrations pre-digital era. Just this week I found a Shirley Barber book at the op shop and my daughter and I were pouring over the detail rich drawings.
Definitely going to have to get some of these for my godson - he loves gardening at 3yo and loves feeling tree bark. It’s just adorable
Kids have the purest connection to the natural world, it is so beautiful to behold 💚
Lots of great recommendations! I love Brambly Hedge....I wish my kids enjoyed it as much as me 😂
Oh yes, some of my favourites! Brambly Hedge has been my fave since I was little but I also love All Through the Year. Such lovely rhyming verses and so true to life here in Victoria. So many seasonal books are Northern hemisphere centered, so it’s extra special to find one that feels like home. In this vein, I also recommend Down the Road Little Bee. It’s a gem!👌🏻❤️
Thank you Katie. Little Bee looks gorgeous 🐝 I will keep my eyes out for it.
Thanks for the recommendations! Will be adding most of these to my (very long) library reserves list.
Always happy to grow a library reserve list 🙌
Oh my goodness, thank you Stephanie, I loved finding out about all of these and promptly ordered second hand copies of the Brambly Hedge season books. I love seasonal books and am a big fan of the Flower Fairies! I also love getting out the winter/solstice books when the time comes. I love The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper. I refer to The Almanac by Lia Leendertz on an almost daily basis but it is very UK specific xx
They are the sweetest books. Crabapple Cottage is my dream home. Enjoy! The Shortest Day looks like a lovely, snuggly read. I am very jealous you have Lia's Almanac to guide you in the UK. I would LOVE a southern hemisphere version.
Yes you absolutely need one! I really find I need it to orient into the month. Perhaps you will have to create the Almanac for the Antipodes…! xx
This is such a great compendium! Thank you 🙏🏼 I’ve been looking for some more kids books. I too love Slow Seasons. Sophie Hansen’s cookbooks are beautiful seasonal repositories for cooking with the cycles.
Thank you Rachel. I am waiting for What Can I Bring? to find its way to me via the library holds queue but following your prompt I've now gone and popped all of her other books on hold too ☺️
Enjoy! Another great cooking resource is lofi life newsletter on here. Casey shares heaps of seasonal recipes and her cookbook is fantastic.
I love Casey's substack too 🤗
Hi Stephanie, we have many of the children's books on your list. The kids love the Alison Lester one. If you have the chance, check out Sprinter and Sprummer by Tim Entwhistle. Another fantastic resource (but not a book) is the Indigenous Weather Knowledge section on BOM.
http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/index.shtml
Thank you for your recommendations Duncan 🙌
Just popped on hold at the library 🤗
Really enjoyed these seasonal book suggestions Stephanie, gosh and Brambly Hedge, that took me back! I'll look forward to looking up your recommendations. I also have Slow Seasons and I like Sacred Seasons too by Kirsty Gallagher. I haven't read Wild Power but would highly recommend Code Red by Lisa Lister which is along the same lines. Also love the library, what I love doing is when my youngest really loves a library books, I try and find it second hand. I rarely buy new books for the kids, so many good finds in the library or charity shops.
I'm yet to read Sacred Seasons but it's on my radar. Thanks for the recommendations Jenna! Charity shop kids books are the best. I have found some absolute treasures that aren't in print anymore. I have a penchant for illustrations pre-digital era. Just this week I found a Shirley Barber book at the op shop and my daughter and I were pouring over the detail rich drawings.
That Shirley Barber book sounds so lovely and it really is amazing what you find in charity shops!