1. Church, Easter brunch, mimosas and our traditional family piñata.
2. The Fabric of Civilization. Got bogged down on this one and didn‘t have time or energy to finish it. Wish the publishers had sprung for some colored pictures.
3. The Little Fur Family. I remember the soft fur cover and loving the cute illustrations by Garth Williams.
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pickThis is an abridged version of the original book, with beautiful forest photography from around the world. The writing isn‘t the best, possibly a combo of the translation from German and the abridgment. But for me still interesting and worth reading to absorb the nature pics. Still lots of good info! I may pick up the full book at some point. 🌲🌳🌿💚
pickAs well as being a professional storyteller, Lisa Schneidau is an ecologist and environmental lobbyist, all three aspects of which she brings to these retellings of traditional stories dealing with forest lore. Each section is prefaced with a short commentary on what the tales can teach us about the ecosystem and climate change. My only reservation being her advocacy of culling wild deer to encourage forest regeneration - I'm not an ecologist, ⬇️
"Woodlands in Britain and Ireland that have been recorded continuously on maps since the sixteenth century are called 'ancient'."
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I'm in one of those moods where I can't stick to one book, flitting from one to another, hence I've started reading what is technically number 14 on my "Currently Reading" list.
I love folk tales, and this collection is themed around the forests and woods of Britain and Ireland. The author is an oral storyteller and this is one of three books she's written of the traditional tales she's adapted for her craft.
❄️ #midwintersolace
I read this picture book every winter to my little readers, it is just beautiful, has tracks in the snow and reads like a poem song.
In the snow
is a big pile of
delicious seed.
Look!
Who is coming to eat it?
Can you spot them all?
When the pile of seed
gets smaller and smaller
and day turns to dusk
and it gets
colder and colder,
who will bring new seed for the hungry animals?
Look closely!
Who is coming now
in the snow?
pickGorgeously illustrated abridged version of the author's work on trees and forests. The prose seemed a bit clunky in places with abrupt transitions and unclear references but I'm not sure whether this was due to the author, the translator, or the abridgement. Even so, the main points on the complex life of forests as communities of trees come across.
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IN LOVE with this library book!!!!
@LibrarianRyan you seen this one?!
Wonderful #naturalitsy book as well as winter reading book. Just lovely. @AllDebooks
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