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Posted on 13 April, 20155 November, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: Making Woodland Crafts and Storytelling for a Greener World

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This review of Making Woodland Crafts and Storytelling for a Greener World appeared in issue 51 (spring/Summer 2015) of Reforesting Scotland. It was reviewed by Ian Edwards.

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: Making Woodland Crafts, Patrick Harrison, Storytelling for a Greener World
Posted on 13 April, 201524 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: Findus Plants Meatballs

cover of Findus Eats Meatballs

This is a review of Findus Plants Meatballs. It appeared on the blog adventureswithmonster on April 1st, and was written by thepndmonster. This was our first time meeting Findus and Pettson and we were delighted when…

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Posted on 31 March, 201523 November, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: Storytelling for a Greener World

Front cover of Storytelling for a Greener World

This is an extract of a review due to appear in the April issue of ECOS, the members magazine of the British Association of Nature Conservationists (BANC). Reviewed by Lisa Schneidau. Storytelling for a Greener…

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Tag: Storytelling for a Greener World
Posted on 2 March, 201524 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: Making Woodland Crafts

front cover of Making Woodland Crafts

Reviewed by Saffia Farr and/or Tom Bullock in Juno, issue 39, March 2015. My 9-year-old son, Ben, really liked this book. He is a fan of sticks and was interested to look at new ideas…

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: Making Woodland Crafts, Patrick Harrison
Posted on 17 February, 201524 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Making Peg Dolls & More: Blog Tour round up

Making Peg Dolls and More by Margaret Bloom

Margaret Bloom’s recent blog tour with Making Peg Dolls & More was ten days of fun. Here, we round up our favourite moments as well as providing links to all the original posts. All text and…

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Categories: Blog, Book Reviews
Tags: Making Peg Dolls, Making Peg Dolls & More, Margaret Bloom
Posted on 10 February, 201524 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: When Findus Was Little and Disappeared

cover of When Findus Was Little and Disappeared

Reviewed by Chris Elrick in the Onion Magazine, February 2015. This was one of the early books in the ‘Findus and Pettson’ series by Sven Nordqvist. I have now read every one of the eight…

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Posted on 13 January, 201525 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: Findus, Food and Fun

Findus, Food and Fun

Reviewed by Martine Horvath for EYE volume 16, no 10, February 2015. A link to the EYE website is provided at the end. This is an activity book about the seasons and all the wonders…

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Tags: Findus and Pettson, Findus Food and Fun
Posted on 12 January, 201525 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: Making Woodland Crafts

Making Woodland Crafts by Patrick Harrison

Reviewed by Martine Horvath in the EYE journal, volume 16, No 10, February 2015. A link to their website is provided at the end. Wow! This the author’s lifework condensed into one book so that…

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Tag: Making Woodland Crafts
Posted on 5 January, 201524 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: Storytelling for a Greener World

Front cover of Storytelling for a Greener World

Reviewed by Arran Stibbe in Green Letters, published online on the 26th November 2014. This is an extract, and a link to the full text is provided at the end. Storytelling for a Greener World…

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Tag: Storytelling for a Greener World
Posted on 15 December, 201425 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: Findus, Food and Fun

Findus, Food and Fun

This is an extract from a review by Zoe Toft of Playing by the Book. Although there’s something of a holiday / celebration at the end of this month to enjoy first(!), I’m already thinking…

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: Findus and Pettson, Findus Food and Fun
Posted on 9 December, 201425 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: Making Woodland Crafts

Making Woodland Crafts by Patrick Harrison

Reviewed by Amber Greene on her delightful blog – there’s a link at the bottom to it. Over the years of working in a Steiner kindergarten, surrounded by the most beautiful hand crafts we’d made,…

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: Making Woodland Crafts, Patrick Harrison
Posted on 9 December, 201425 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: Making Peg Dolls and More

Making Peg Dolls & More by Margaret Bloom

Reviewed by Amber Greene on the 9th December. Do check out Amber’s fantastic blog; there’s a link at the bottom. A few years ago, I stumbled across a delightful blog called “We Bloom Here”, written by an…

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Category: Book Reviews
Tag: Making Peg Dolls & More
Posted on 8 December, 201425 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: Findus, Food and Fun

Findus, Food and Fun

Ann Giles, aka Bookwitch, has reviewed Findus, Food and Fun on her blog. Here is her review: thank you Ann. I am going to have to eat sixty ice lollies. A mere two weeks ago I…

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Tags: Findus and Pettson, Findus Food and Fun
Posted on 2 December, 201425 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Reviews in Juno: Findus, Food and Fun and Making Peg Dolls & More

as featured in Juno Magazine

The lovely Juno Magazine and Saffia Farr have reviewed two of our titles in their current issue (38): lucky us! Of Margaret Bloom’s Making Peg Dolls & More Saffia says, “This is an attractive hardback…

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: Findus Food and Fun, Making Peg Dolls & More
Posted on 25 November, 201425 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: Making Peg Dolls & More

Making Peg Dolls Paperback

Here is an extract from a review of Margaret Bloom’s Making Peg Dolls & More, which appeared on Zoe Toft’s delightful blog, Playing by the Book. A Very Satisfying Craft Book for Families Like many…

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Tags: Making Peg Dolls, Making Peg Dolls & More
Posted on 24 November, 201425 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: Findus, Food and Fun

Findus, Food and Fun

Lulu Burt reviewed Findus, Food and Fun. Here is an extract from the review; thank you Lulu!

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: Findus and Pettson, Findus Food and Fun
Posted on 27 October, 201425 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: 147 Traditional Stories for Primary School Children to Retell

147 Traditional Stories for Primary School Children to Retell

This is an extract from a review Adam Guillain due to appear in Facts & Fiction Magazine, which can be bought here… 147 Traditional Stories for Primary School Children to Retell by Chris Smith I love this…

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: 147 Traditional Stories, Storytelling Schools
Posted on 27 October, 201425 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Book Review: The Storytelling School Handbook For Teachers

The Storytelling School Handbook for Teachers

This is an extract from a review due to appear in Facts & Fiction Magazine.

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Category: Book Reviews
Tag: Storytelling Schools

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