celebrating 40 years of thoughtful books
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Hawthorn Press2021–22
Celebrating 40 years of thoughtful books
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Making Waldorf Crafts is a recipe book to guide young people through making things on their own (with a little help or guidance from an adult, if needed) with plenty of pictures to follow along as you learn.
These projects provide opportunities to develop dexterity, hand-eye co-ordination and creativity with a series of tried and tested, age-appropriate projects to gradually build up skills.
Techniques include spinning, knitting, sewing and weaving. The projects and techniques are accompanied by stories and anecdotes with a narrative that children won’t be able to resist. From disappearing rabbits (that’s slip knots, of course) and knitted donkeys, here is everything you need to encourage children to learn skills that will im-prove their cognitive development and manual dexterity for life.
128pp | 250 x 200mm | pb978-1-912480-39-5 | £16.99
Craft
The author’s charming anecdotes and teaching tips alongside the clear illustrations, are invaluable for anyone who fi nds themselves guiding children to learn with their hands.
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to learn with their hands.
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128pp | 250 x 200mm | pb978-1-907359-46-0 | £16.99
176pp | 250 x 200mm | pb978-1-907359-97-2 | £16.99
128pp | 250 x 200mm | pb978-1-912480-05-0 | £16.99
192pp | 250 x 200mm | pb 978-1-912480-51-7 | £16.99
Join author Steffi Stern on a journey into a magical world where life is fi lled with love and possibilities and where fairy folk look after nature and their inhabitants.
30 magical characters to make, from fairies and sprites to gnomes and wildlife with hand-drawn illustrations to assist you at every step.
This is Steffi ’s fourth book with Hawthorn Press and they continue to be best sellers. She appears on UK craft TV channels as their needle felting expert and runs The Makerss, a needle felting shop, with her business partner Sophie Buckley (the other S) who exhibit at major craft shows across the UK every year.
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336pp | 250 x 200mm | pb 336pp | 250 x 200mm | pb 978-1-907359-91-0 | £28.99
192pp | 198 x 208mm | pb978-1-907359-77-4 | £16.99
336pp | 250 x 200mm | pb 978-1-907359-91-0 | £28.99
From simple peg doll necklaces and moving mobiles to fantas-tical fl ying creatures, this series of delightful craft projects will
bring together and inspire the whole family in the act of making as well as playing and living creatively.
176pp | 198 x 208mm | pb978-1-912480-02-9 | £16.99
A rich and abundant treasury in celebration of the forest, this book encourages children’s natural fascination with woodlands and their inhabitants. An enchanting book where imagination, story and play bring alive the world of the forest. Full of games, facts, celebrations, craft activities, recipes, foraging, stories and Forest School skills, The Children’s Forest is much more than a manual: it is an invitation.
Ideal for ages 5–12, this book will also be enjoyed by adults and families who want to experience the outdoors safely and imaginatively.
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SELLER
336pp | 250 x 200mm | pb
Family
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240pp | 250 x 200mm | pb978-1-907359-69-9 | £25.00
Seasonal ClassicsHawthorn Press is well-known for these classic books that encompass the rhythms of family life, cultural festivals and the seasons.
288pp | 250 x 200mm | pb 978-1-869890-47-6 | £16.99
256pp | 250 × 200mm | pb978-1-903458-01-3 | £16.99
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224pp | 250 x 200mm | pb 978-0-950706-23-8 | £16.99224pp | 250 x 200mm | pb
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352pp | 234 x 56mm | pb 978-1-912480-03-6 | £16.99
176pp | 250 x 200mm | pb 978-1-912480-11-1 | £16.99
My Family and Other Allergies will be invaluable as we look forward to all being able to eat together again.
Over 130 recipes cover dietary issues such as diabetes, gluten and other intolerances, veganism, IBS and additives and shows how to work around them to cater for everyone at your table. Beautifully illustrated by the author.
Available Spring 2022
144pp | 246 x 189mm | pb 978-1-912480-03-6 | £16.99
304pp | 234 x 156mm | pb978-1-903458-63-1 | £16.99
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Steiner-Waldorf Education
112pp | 297 x 210mm | pb 978-1-912480-04-3 | £25.00
136pp | 297 x 210mm | pb978-1-907359-98-9 | £25.00
112pp | 250 x 200mm | hb 978-1-912480-47-0 | £30.00
Colour Dynamics II is based on Aristotle’s categories, extended by Rudolf Steiner. It enables readers to deepen and extend their own colour insights. This is a useful resource for art students, painters, teachers, art therapists and interior designers. It offers a vivid approach to colour theory that will renew the way you see, experience and interpret the formative forces of colour.
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136pp | 246 x 189mm | pb 978-1-912480-26-5 | £19.99
192pp | 234 x 156mm | pb with 2 CDs978-1-907359-99-6 | £25.00
Games Children Play II is a collection of 238 tried and tested games to play with children and all ages. Kim John Payne and Cory Waletzko’s Waldorf Steiner and Spatial Dynamics approach is uniquely focused on how games develop children’s spatial awareness, social skills, confi dence and movement in age-appropriate ways.
A companion to the Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years (2020), this is a thoroughly updated second edition of the classic, Games Children Play (1996) with new games added, by popular demand.
224pp | 246 x 189mm | pb 978-1-912480-52-4 | £19.99
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200pp | 234 x 156mm | pb978-1-912480-10-4 | £25.00
352pp | 250 x 200mm | pb978-1-912480-56-2 | £24.99
248pp | 234 x 156mm | pb978-1-912480-28-9 | £19.99
304pp | 234 x 156mm | pb978-1-912480-25-8 | £24.99
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In these pages you will fi nd over fi fty nature stories, chosen to bring both teller and listener closer to their environment. These culturally diverse stories that have stood the test of time will engage young readers, and encourage them to become natural storytellers. The stories are accompanied by tips on telling, story maps, and practical activities.
The Natural Storyteller is the winner of two book awards from Moonbeam and Purple Dragonfl y.
An uplifting read that will leave you with a sense of possibility and optimism – something I think we could all do with right now.
Nimue Brown, Spiral Nature Magazine272pp | 228 x 186mm | pb
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and listener closer to their environment. These culturally diverse stories that have
accompanied by tips on telling, story
two book awards from Moonbeam and
An uplifting read that will leave you with
something I think we could all do with
212pp | 228 x 186mm | pb978-1-912480- 55-5 | £15.99
These perfectly chosen World Tales for Family Storytelling – simple, enchanting and memorable – will transform all of us into storytellers. Jamila Gavin
Young children are natural storytellers. They love both listening to parents telling stories and telling stories themselves. Children will fi nd these ready to tell stories are short, simple, and quick to learn. They draw on traditional tales, told in the voice of a storyteller. Parents can read or tell the stories, so children can soon tell the stories themselves. Such oral storytelling builds children’s confi dence in their unique voices.
Storytelling
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Stories to Light the Night offers story medicine for children, families and communities at times of grieving, loss and separation.
Included are 94 carefully chosen stories, with many from Susan Perrow herself, together with stories from different countries and cultures worldwide by writers from a diversity of professions and backgrounds.
A treasury of over 40 stories, creative activities and descriptions of inspiring practice Storytelling for Nature Connection offers new ideas, stories and creative ac-tivities for people working in conservation, outdoor learning and environmental education. Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour, the stories and their exploration engage people with nature in profound ways. With a foreword by Jonathon Porritt.
200pp | 234 x 156mm | pb978-1-912480-13-5 | £15.00
A treasury of over 40 stories, creative activities and descriptions of inspiring practice offers new ideas, stories and creative ac-tivities for people working in conservation, outdoor learning and environmental education. Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour, the stories and their exploration engage people with nature in profound ways.
Stories to Light the Night medicine for children, families and communities at times of grieving, loss and separation.
Included are 94 carefully chosen stories, with many from Susan Perrow herself, together with stories from different countries and cultures worldwide by writers from a diversity of professions and backgrounds.
192pp | 234 x 156mm | pb 978-1-978-1-912480-27-2 | £19.99
376pp | 234 x 156mm | pb978-1-912480-59-3 | £20.00
Introducing Quickthorn booksQuickthorn is Hawthorn’s new imprint for books about sustainability and personal resilience – inspiring, practical and mindful of our impact on the environment.
When Words are Not Enough explores the many ways that bereaved families fi nd to express their loss. The authors’ son was killed in a traffi c accident in 2011. Ten years on they refl ect on their journey and how they have used their creativity to survive their grief.
The book supports families grieving after the untimely death of a loved one in a society that has diffi culty talking openly about death.
Finding Quiet Strength is a practical philosophy that connects to both ancient wisdom and modern neuroscience. Judith Kleinman enables a calm, confi dent, and coordinated approach to life, helping us to be centred, grounded and develop a sense of poise and equilibrium.
Available Spring 2022
128pp | 256 x 186 mm | pb with fl aps978-1-912480-57-9 | £19.99
96pp | 256x186 mm | hb 978-1-91248073-9 | £19.99
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Climate change is making us rethink how we use resources and not subscribing to fast-fashion but re-using and mending our clothes has become a mark of pride.
This is visible mending, more akin to embroidery and embellishment that will make your favourite clothing even more personal and save it from landfi ll.
Darning: repair, make, mend by Hikaru Noguchi is a detailed step-by-step guide that makes the methods easy to follow even for non-sewers.
Small Steps to Less Waste includes positive projects to help us to take back control of our waste and reduce our impact on the environment. Ideas and projects from Stroud residents range from making our own toothpaste and household washing liquids, to setting up a Repair Café. All royalties for this title go to the group started by Claudi Williams, Action on Plastic, working across Gloucestershire to educate people about waste.
‘An inspiring read and pragmatic call to arms to help us all reduce the plastic in our lives.’ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
96pp | 256 x 186 mm | pb with fl aps978-1-912480-29-6 | £19.99
96pp | 256mm x 186mm | pb with fl aps 978-1-912480-15-9 | £19.00
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20pp | 170 x 170mm | board book 978-1-912480-24-1 | £6.99
Findus the talking cat has lost Pettson on the farm. Will he be able to follow the clues and fi nd him again?
Suitable for children from age two years upwards, this board book is brightly illustrated with lively and lovable characters.
Sven Nordqvist is a well-loved Swedish children’s illustrator and writer whose stories and unique illustrations are inspired by a delight in everyday life.
Findus and Pettson
The stories are ingenious, the characters are quirky and original, and the illustrations are absolutely delightful… I can't recommend them highly enough. Philip Pullman
This series about Findus the talking cat and his farmer Pettson has sold over six million copies in 44 languages, and is beloved by children across the world.
These six Findus titles are also available as e-books, with more to follow…
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In 2021, Hawthorn Press celebrates its 40thAnniversary. 40 years have gone quickly and it seems only yesterday in 1981 that Hawthorn’s founding book, Festivals, Family and Food, written by Diana Carey and Judy Large (see right) took off as a surprise best seller. We started with three themes: Social Ecology, Education and Parenting. These themes have continued to grow, withmore added. We now have series covering education, crafts & activities, storytelling, parenting and changemaking. Our Making series has developed particularly strongly, and we now have the new Quickthorn imprint focussed on sustainability taking usforward. We also have many of our titles available as ebooks.
With a strong team making the best of the Covid challenge, Hawthorn is well placed to publish thoughtful books for building a more earthcaring, creative and convivial world.
Happy reading from Hawthorn Press.Martin Large, Claire Percival, Katy Bevan, Jane Douch and Susi Stump
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