Hawthorn Press makes books to support a creative, peaceful and earth-caring world. Our titles encompass education, crafts and activities, storytelling, parenting and changemaking.
Recent Highlights
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Biodynamic Farming Handbook
Activating soil fertility for growing healthy food£29.99A must-read for farmers transitioning to organic, regenerative agriculture.
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The Insecurity Trap
A Short Guide to Transformation£11.99People ask what is going wrong with the world, with new wars, extreme populist movements, climate breakdown, poverty, inequality and exclusion. This short book addresses these concerns and suggests how we can proactively make a difference.
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Earthwards
Transformative Ecological Education£25.00A timely handbook of transformative ecological education with principles, methods and projects that teachers of all subjects can use to engage students aged 7–18 across the curriculum.
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Baking Real Bread
Family recipes with stories and songs for celebrating bread£19.99An invitation to share the magic of baking bread with children of all ages.
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Seven Secrets of Spontaneous Storytelling
£14.99When Darinka and Adam unexpectedly meet Dorothy, they embark on a roller coaster journey that transforms their family through the power of spontaneous storytelling.
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Findus and Pettson View all
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A Year With Findus
Seasonal crafts and nature activities£16.99Brimming with Sven Nordqvist’s ingenious illustrations, here is a craft and activity book that will get you up and active.
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When Findus was Little and Disappeared
£14.99Here is the story of when Findus was little and disappeared – and how he came to live with Pettson in the first place.
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Findus at Christmas
£14.99It is the day before Christmas Eve and there is lots to do, but disaster strikes when Pettson sprains his ankle. How can Findus and Pettson celebrate Christmas now, with no tree, ham, meatballs or gingerbread?
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Findus Rules the Roost
£12.99The chickens are Findus’ best friends, second only to Pettson. But one day, Pettson brings home a rooster. What happens next?
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Can Findus Find Pettson?
£6.99Findus has drawn a picture for Pettson. But where is Pettson? Findus asks everyone he meets, but nobody seems to know – not the hens, not the cows, not even the muckles. How will Findus find Pettson?
Education View all
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Genius of Play
Celebrating the Spirit of ChildhoodChildren move like quick fire from the fantastic to the everyday, when free to express the genius of play. What is play? Why does it matter? Here is an outspoken Children’s Play Charter for parents and teachers, which celebrates the playful spirit of childhood.
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Creative Form Drawing 2
£16.99Workbook 2 containing sections 5 to 8 of Rudolf Kutzli’s course in creative form drawing.
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Creative Form Drawing with children aged 6–10 years
Workbook 1£25.00Designed to be used with the Steiner/Waldorf curriculum from classes one through three, this will also be valuable to home-educating parents using the Steiner/Waldorf ethos as their base.
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The Well Balanced Child
Movement and Early Learning£16.99This fully revised edition is a passionate manifesto for a “whole body” approach to learning which integrates the brain, senses, movement and play.
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Colour Dynamics
Workbook for watercolour painting and colour theory£25.00Angela Lord invites you to deepen your grasp of colour and its creative, healing power.
Craft View all
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Baking Bread with Children
With a little know-how anyone can transform a few basic ingredients into a delicious, sustaining loaf of bread. Baking Bread with Children has everything you need to share the magic of baking with children of all ages.
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Making Peg Dolls
Over 60 fun creative projects for children and adults£16.99Peg dolls are small, enchanting, and easy to make. They are a perfect craft for children and can become the inspiration for endless play and storytelling. Margaret Bloom invites you to enter the tiny magical world of peg dolls…
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Making Waldorf Crafts
Step-by-step crafts for children from 6 to 8 years£16.99This 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 and helpful rhymes for remembering.
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Making Peg Dolls & More
toys that spin, fly and bring sweet dreams£16.99From simple peg doll necklaces, moving mobiles and fantastical flying creatures, to pin cushions, herbal dream pillows and nature gathering bags, this series of delightful craft projects will bring together and inspire all the family in the act of making as well as playing and living creatively.
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Making the Children’s Year
Seasonal Waldorf Crafts with Children£25.00Making the Children’s Year is a family resource for seasonal crafts with children. Drawing on the creative ethos of Steiner Waldorf education, this is a full-colour second edition of The Children’s Year, which has been a much-loved favourite for thirty years and which has never been out of print.
Storytelling View all
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Healing Storytelling
The Art of Imagination and Storymaking for Personal Growth£15.00Nancy Mellon explores the secrets of what makes a good story and how to become a confident storyteller from scratch.
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An A-Z Collection of Behaviour Tales
From Angry Ant to Zestless Zebra£15.99This must-have collection of behaviour tales offers story medicine as a creative strategy for parenting, teaching and counselling.
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Fairytales, Families & Forests
Storytelling with young children£24.99You will discover that you are a storyteller. As you tell your fairytale, your children will open their eyes wide and stare at you in wonder. But they won’t see you. They will look through you to a world of magic and mountains connecting them with nature.
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Jumping Mouse
Sale! Original price was: £6.99.£4.99Current price is: £4.99.This hero quest has enchanted generations of children since first publication in 1972.
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World Tales for Family Storytelling
53 Traditional Stories for Children aged 4–6 years£15.99A collection of traditional stories from around the world. Simple, quick to learn, and perfect for sharing at bedtime, on journeys, at parties or around the campfire.
Family View all
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The Parenting Toolkit
simple steps to happy & confident childrenHere is a unique toolkit for parents and guardians who wish to give their children the best start in life.
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Simplicity Parenting
Using the power of less to raise happy, secure children£16.99Here are four simple steps for decluttering, quieting, and soothing family dynamics so that children can thrive at school, get along with peers, and nurture well-being.
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Bringing the Best Out in Boys
Communication Strategies for TeachersThese time tested communication strategies help get the best out of boys. The tips for tackling difficult behaviour will result in more classroom co-operation and learning – so that everyone benefits.
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Between Form and Freedom
Raising a teenager£14.99Betty Staley explores the vibrant and exuberant nature of adolescence, offering a wise guide to raising a teenager.
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My Family and other Allergies
Safe and scrumptious recipes for diverse dietsSale! Original price was: £16.99.£6.99Current price is: £6.99.Everybody has different eating habits but sometimes it’s awkward cooking for those you care about. What can we feed our loved ones when their needs are mixed?
Changemaking View all
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Small Steps to Less Waste
stories to inspire changeSale! Original price was: £14.99.£5.99Current price is: £5.99.What are the tipping points that encourage people to make significant changes to their behaviour? This inspiring book includes ten stories of personal enlightenment and the practical changes they made.
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Organisations with Soul
A social path of schooling in the language of the human soulHow can we connect more deeply with others at work? And connect more wholeheartedly with our work tasks, so as to create mutual support, respect, meaning and growth?
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Where on Earth is Heaven?
This book is a response to the author’s young son once asking, ‘Where on earth is heaven?’ For Jonathan Stedall, what lies behind this question has motivated his long career as a distinguished documentary director.
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In Place of the Self
How Drugs WorkRon Dunselman sheds important light on addiction, so that both individuals and professionals can make more informed choices. Drawing on extensive research with drug users and his rehabilitation work as a psychologist, he offers remarkable insights.
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Social Ecology
Applying Ecological Understanding to Our Lives and Our PlanetSocial Ecology addresses the burning question of how to apply ecological understanding to every aspect of our lives. The 27 contributors, all of whom have directly or indirectly contributed to the teaching of social ecology in Australia and beyond, share their experiences in this ‘coming of age’ anthology of keynote articles.
‘On the last day of the world, I would want to plant a tree.’ –W.S. Merwin