Hawthorn Press creates thoughtful books to support a creative, peaceful and earth-caring world. Our titles encompass education, crafts and activities, storytelling, parenting and changemaking.
Pre-publication copies available in July
Coming soon: Danya Miller’s Seven Secrets of Spontaneous Storytelling
Full of brilliant inspiration, wisdom and practical storytelling tools. I would encourage any carer, parent or teacher (or anyone really…) who wants to connect deeply with the children they are fortunate to spend time with, to read this book. Told in the form of an engaging tale, by such a brilliant storyteller, the power of stories and story-making as a means for social change and personal development, are woven in beautifully and could not be clearer.
Karen Napier MBE – CEO The Reading Agency
New Titles
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Available Now!Woodland Crafting
30 projects for childrenPatrick Harrison£16.99The perfect companion for any family outdoor day, a joyful introduction to the crafts available in any piece of woodland.
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Learning with Findus and Pettson
Letters and WordsSven Nordqvist£9.99A fun activity book that will help young children learn the basics of letter recognition, spelling and words.
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Reflexes, Movement, Learning & Behaviour
Analysing and unblocking neuro-motor immaturitySally Goddard Blythe£29.99How neuro-motor immaturity influences physical, behavioural, learning and emotional blockages in children and adults, and what can be done to help.
Therapeutic Story App
Susan Perrow’s Therapeutic Story Collection is now available in AUDIO format on RainbowTales.app. The App features 101 therapeutic stories, narrated by professionals, designed to help children deal with challenging situations, behaviors, and everyday challenges. To learn more about the App and its therapeutic audio stories, please visit www.rainbowtales.app
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Learning with Findus and Pettson
Letters and WordsSven Nordqvist£9.99A fun activity book that will help young children learn the basics of letter recognition, spelling and words.
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Learning with Findus and Pettson
Numbers and ShapesSven Nordqvist£9.99A fun activity book that will help young children learn the basics of counting, shape recognition and colours.
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Can Findus Find Pettson?
Sven Nordqvist£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?
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Keeping up with Findus
Sven Nordqvist£9.99Findus the talking cat challenges Pettson to join him as he runs, jumps and clambers around the farm. Pettson tries to keep up, with comical results. However, there is one thing that he is very good at!
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Findus and the Christmas Tomte
Sven Nordqvist£18.99Snow is falling on Pettson’s farm, and Christmas is approaching. Findus, the talking cat, tells Pettson that he is excited about the Yule Tomte visiting and bringing gifts. Oh dear! thinks Pettson, How can I explain that the Yule Tomte may not visit cats? So Pettson resolves to build a secret Tomte, what could possibly go wrong?
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Findus Rules the Roost
Sven Nordqvist£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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Learning with Findus and Pettson
Letters and WordsSven Nordqvist£9.99A fun activity book that will help young children learn the basics of letter recognition, spelling and words.
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Learning with Findus and Pettson
Numbers and ShapesSven Nordqvist£9.99A fun activity book that will help young children learn the basics of counting, shape recognition and colours.
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Available Now!
Woodland Crafting
30 projects for childrenPatrick Harrison£16.99The perfect companion for any family outdoor day, a joyful introduction to the crafts available in any piece of woodland.
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Reflexes, Movement, Learning & Behaviour
Analysing and unblocking neuro-motor immaturitySally Goddard Blythe£29.99How neuro-motor immaturity influences physical, behavioural, learning and emotional blockages in children and adults, and what can be done to help.
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Games Children Play II
Games to develop social skills, teamwork, balance and coordinationKim John Payne M.ED and Cory Waletzko£19.99With 237 tried and tested games to play with children and groups of all ages, Games Children Play II is a thoroughly updated second edition of the classic, Games Children Play (1996) with new games added, by popular demand.
It is designed to be a companion to the Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years (2020).
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Colour Dynamics II
Painting the twelve-fold colour language of Aristotle and Rudolf SteinerAngela Lord£30.00In this follow-up to her popular workbook Colour Dynamics, Angela Lord invites readers to futher deepen and extend their colour insights and ways of seeing.
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Making Waldorf Crafts
Step-by-step crafts for children from 6 to 8 yearsNina Taylor£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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Creative Form Drawing with children aged 9–12 years
Workbook 2Angela Lord£25.00Creative Form Drawing with children aged 9-12 is a form drawing resource for teachers. It is designed to be used with the Steiner/Waldorf curriculum in classes four and five, although it will also be valuable to home-educating parents using the Steiner/Waldorf ethos as their base.
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Available Now!
Woodland Crafting
30 projects for childrenPatrick Harrison£16.99The perfect companion for any family outdoor day, a joyful introduction to the crafts available in any piece of woodland.
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Reflexes, Movement, Learning & Behaviour
Analysing and unblocking neuro-motor immaturitySally Goddard Blythe£29.99How neuro-motor immaturity influences physical, behavioural, learning and emotional blockages in children and adults, and what can be done to help.
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Available Now!
Woodland Crafting
30 projects for childrenPatrick Harrison£16.99The perfect companion for any family outdoor day, a joyful introduction to the crafts available in any piece of woodland.
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Making Waldorf Crafts
Step-by-step crafts for children from 6 to 8 yearsNina Taylor£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 Fairy Folk
30 Magical Needle Felted CharactersSteffi Stern£16.99Making Fairy Folk is the latest book by Steffi Stern, with 30 magical characters to make from fairies and sprites to gnomes and wildlife. Illustrations and clear instructions throughout make the book engaging and easy to follow.
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Small Steps to Less Waste
stories to inspire changeClaudi Williams£14.99What 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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Making Soft Dolls
Simple Waldorf Designs to Sew and LoveSteffi Stern£16.99Why do Waldorf dolls have few facial features? What is it about dolls that captures the imagination of children and adults around the world? This book answers these questions and highlights the power of dolls used for therapeutic purposes, recognising that soft dolls aren’t just for children.
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The Children’s Forest
Stories & songs, wild food, crafts & celebrations all year roundDawn Casey, Anna Richardson, Helen d'Ascoli£28.99This book encourages children’s natural fascination with the forest and its inhabitants. The authors have produced an enchanting book where imagination, story and play bring alive the world of the forest.
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Available Now!
Woodland Crafting
30 projects for childrenPatrick Harrison£16.99The perfect companion for any family outdoor day, a joyful introduction to the crafts available in any piece of woodland.
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Making Waldorf Crafts
Step-by-step crafts for children from 6 to 8 yearsNina Taylor£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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COMING SOON!Seven Secrets of Spontaneous Storytelling
Danyah Miller£14.99Pre-publication copies available 1 July, pre-order now
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Fairytales, Families & Forests
Storytelling with young childrenGeorgiana Keable & Dawne McFarlane£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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World Tales for Family Storytelling III
51 Traditional Stories for Children aged 8–11Chris Smith£15.99Traditional stories for children aged 8-11, from oral traditions around the world – for reading, telling and retelling; literacy and oracy.
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World Tales for Family Storytelling II
44 Traditional Stories for Children aged 6–8 yearsChris Smith£15.99Traditional stories for children aged 6-8, from oral traditions around the world – for reading, telling and retelling; literacy and oracy.
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World Tales for Family Storytelling
53 Traditional Stories for Children aged 4–6 yearsChris Smith£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.
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Storytelling for Nature Connection
Environment, community and story-based learning£20.00A treasury of stories, creative activities and methods that environmental educators and storytellers can use to affect people’s pro-environmental behaviour.
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COMING SOON!
Seven Secrets of Spontaneous Storytelling
Danyah Miller£14.99Pre-publication copies available 1 July, pre-order now
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Fairytales, Families & Forests
Storytelling with young childrenGeorgiana Keable & Dawne McFarlane£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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Between Form and Freedom
Raising a teenagerBetty Staley£14.99Betty Staley explores the vibrant and exuberant nature of adolescence, offering a wise guide to raising a teenager, including: the stages of adolescence, the search for the self, the birth of the intellect, the release of feelings, male-female differences, temperaments and character.
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My Family and other Allergies
Safe and scrumptious recipes for diverse dietsJulie Gritten£16.99Over 130 illustrated recipes and 20 chapters covering dietary issues such as diabetes, gluten and other intolerances, veganism, IBS and additives and how to work around them to cater for everyone at your table.
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The Parenting Toolkit
simple steps to happy & confident childrenCaroline Penney£9.99Parenting is often seen as a skill which is instinctive and does not need to be learned. However, many parents and guardians can benefit enormously from learning child-sensitive techniques which help them reflect on their parenting. Here is a unique toolkit for parents and guardians who wish to give their children the best start in life.
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Reclaim Early Childhood
The Philosophy, Psychology and Practice of Steiner Waldorf Early Years EducationSebastian and Tamara Suggate£14.99A lively overview of the philosophical, developmental and educational foundations of Rudolf Steiner-Waldorf early years education as adaptable, creative and dynamic, informed by a profound respect for the uniqueness of each child.
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Simplicity Parenting
Using the power of less to raise happy, secure childrenKim John Payne£16.99This is for parents who want to slow down, but who don’t know how; for families with too much stuff, too many choices and too much information. Here 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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Movement
Your Child's First LanguageSally Goddard Blythe£25.00This revolutionary book challenges our mainstream assumptions about early development and learning with a rich distillation of perennial wisdom and cutting-edge science. What are children’s real age-appropriate needs – as opposed to the ones that impatient adults think they should have?
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Between Form and Freedom
Raising a teenagerBetty Staley£14.99Betty Staley explores the vibrant and exuberant nature of adolescence, offering a wise guide to raising a teenager, including: the stages of adolescence, the search for the self, the birth of the intellect, the release of feelings, male-female differences, temperaments and character.
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My Family and other Allergies
Safe and scrumptious recipes for diverse dietsJulie Gritten£16.99Over 130 illustrated recipes and 20 chapters covering dietary issues such as diabetes, gluten and other intolerances, veganism, IBS and additives and how to work around them to cater for everyone at your table.
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Breathing with the Climate Crisis
Lin Bautze, Ueli Hurter & Johannes Kronenberg£5.00A hopeful narrative about the climate crisis, a new, different perspective that could unleash the courage to act.
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Finding Quiet Strength
Emotional Intelligence, Embodied AwarenessJudith Kleinman£24.00At some point, most of us need help with the challenges of life. Finding Quiet Strength is a practice of being present in a way that develops our emotional intelligence and embodied awareness, enabling us to navigate the many ups and downs of being human.
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An Enchanted Place
Jonathan Stedall£14.99Winnie the Pooh as you’ve never imagined him – reincarnated as a human being.
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Small Steps to Less Waste
stories to inspire changeClaudi Williams£14.99What 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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Re-Imagining America
Finding Hope in Difficult TimesChristopher Schaefer Ph.D£15.00£5.00Re-Imagining America analyses the ‘long emergency’ that is destroying the earth and human wellbeing. It suggests a practical vision of social change and personal growth for finding hope in difficult times.
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Twelve Ways of Seeing the World
Philosophies and Archetypal Worldviews for Understanding Human ConsciousnessMario Betti£20.00Mario Betti strives to make sense of the world through different lenses framed as twelve archetypes. He draws on the research of Rudolph Steiner and his twelvefold typology of human and cosmic thought to explore and validate each world view from its own unique perspective. In this way he means to transform dogmatism and enable a deeper dialogue.
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Breathing with the Climate Crisis
Lin Bautze, Ueli Hurter & Johannes Kronenberg£5.00A hopeful narrative about the climate crisis, a new, different perspective that could unleash the courage to act.
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Finding Quiet Strength
Emotional Intelligence, Embodied AwarenessJudith Kleinman£24.00At some point, most of us need help with the challenges of life. Finding Quiet Strength is a practice of being present in a way that develops our emotional intelligence and embodied awareness, enabling us to navigate the many ups and downs of being human.