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Posted on 29 January, 201818 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Review: The Natural Storyteller by Georgiana Keable

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The Natural Storyteller is an enchanting book full of beautiful stories together with innovative ideas for practical activities which nurture literary skills and a connection to the natural world.

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: Georgiana Keable, Indie Shaman, nature, storytelling, The Natural Storyteller
Posted on 16 January, 201818 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Review: Deep Time by Anthony Nanson

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This review was written by Pauline Morgan for the British Fantasy Society website. 

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Tags: Anthony Nanson, Deep Time
Posted on 11 December, 201718 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Review: The Natural Storyteller by Georgiana Keable

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This review of The Natural Storyteller came from Kate Haines at Greenfinder – many thanks to her for sharing her thoughts on this wonderful title.

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: Georgiana Keable, nature stories, storytelling, The Natural Storyteller
Posted on 6 December, 201718 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Review: The Natural Storyteller by Georgiana Keable

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This book is that rare thing: it unlocks emotions, ideas and a wild surge of creativity

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: environmental education, Georgiana Keable, storytelling, The Natural Storyteller
Posted on 4 December, 201728 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Review: An A-Z Collection of Behaviour Tales by Susan Perrow

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This charming and beautifully illustrated book essentially offers something called “story medicine” as a creative strategy for parenting, teaching and even counselling.

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: Allmut Ffrench, An A-Z Collection of Behaviour Tales, story therapy, storytelling, Susan Perrow
Posted on 22 November, 201718 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Review: The Natural Storyteller by Georgiana Keable

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This brilliant review was written by Nimue Brown for Spiral Nature Magazine, and is reproduced here with kind permission. Many thanks to  them both for their enthusiasm!

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: Georgiana Keable, nature, storytelling, The Natural Storyteller
Posted on 9 November, 201718 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Review: The Natural Storyteller by Georgiana Keable

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This wonderful review comes from Luce at adventureswithmonster – we’re having such a brilliant week for reviews this week! Thank you Luce for reading, reviewing, and letting us use your fantastic words.

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: environmental education, Georgiana Keable, storytelling, The Natural Storyteller
Posted on 8 November, 201718 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Review: Making the Children’s Year by Marije Rowling

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This review is by Janni Nicol, the hardworking and brilliant editor of Kindling Magazine. It first appeared in Kindling issue 32 and also in the SWSF Autumn 2017 newsletter. Many thanks to both of them for this…

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: crafts, Making the Children's Year, Marije Rowling, seasonal activities
Posted on 7 November, 201718 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Review: No Shore Too Far by Jonathan Stedall

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This review of No Shore Too Far is from Towards Wholeness issue no 149 Autumn 2017. Many thanks to Judy Clinton for writing this review. Jonathan Stedall, who made documentary films for over fifty years, largely…

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: Jonathan Stedall, No Shore Too Far, poetry, spirituality
Posted on 6 November, 201718 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Review: Raising Happy Healthy Children by Sally Goddard Blythe

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This review of Raising Happy Healthy Children is in issue 32 of Kindling, Autumn/Winter edition. The journal included a great deal of really wonderful articles, and we’re very grateful to be included in it. Many thanks to…

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: early years education, Raising Happy Healthy Children, Sally Goddard-Blythe
Posted on 30 October, 201728 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Video Review from Pepper and Pine

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This wonderful video review, featuring several of our books as well as some others, was recently brought to our attention. Since then, we have been enjoying Pepper and Pine’s lovely videos about books, homeschooling and…

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Tag: Waldorf education
Posted on 17 October, 201721 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Review: Making the Children’s Year by Marije Rowling

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This craft book is the new edition of “The Children’s Year” which has been in print since its first publication in the early 80s. It is a wonderful new edition, with both new and old…

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: crafts, handwork, Making the Children's Year, Marije Rowling, seasonal activities
Posted on 16 October, 201718 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Review: An A-Z Collection of Behaviour Tales by Susan Perrow

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Luce at adventureswithmonster was kind enough to review An A-Z Collection of Behaviour Tales for us – we love her short and sweet review of this new Susan Perrow title. Many thanks!

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: An A-Z Collection of Behaviour Tales, story medicine, storytelling, Susan Perrow
Posted on 2 October, 201728 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Review: Making the Children’s Year

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This fantastic review was written by Amber of Roam the Gnome, a family travel website and blog. Many thanks to her for reviewing this title, and for letting us reproduce her review on our website.…

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: crafts, Making the Children's Year, Marije Rowling, Waldorf Crafts
Posted on 18 September, 201721 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: Raising Happy Healthy Children

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This short but sweet review appeared on the website What About the Children? Many thanks to Lydia Keyte for reviewing this title.

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: Raising Happy Healthy Children, Sally Goddard-Blythe
Posted on 21 August, 201728 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: Making the Children’s Year by Marije Rowling

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We have (and love!) the previous version of this book ‘The Children’s Year’. It was one of the first craft books we purchased when we first discovered Waldorf, and it has facilitated many a making…

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: crafts, Making the Children's Year, Marije Rowling
Posted on 15 August, 201721 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Review: Raising Happy Healthy Children

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Our first review of Raising Happy Healthy Children has just come in. This review is from EYE Magazine, and was written by Neil Henty.

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: early childhood, early years education, parenting, Raising Happy Healthy Children, Sally Goddard-Blythe
Posted on 13 July, 201721 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Review: Mask: Making, Using and Performing by Mike Chase

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All the reviews of Mask are coming in at the same time! Today, we have this beauty from the SWSF Newsletter, written by Kevin Avison. Many thanks to him.

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: crafts, dramatherapy, Mask: Making Using and Performing, Mike Chase

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