Floris publish books in two main areas: non-fiction for adults, and books for children. Within our non-fiction list, we focus on quality books which look at the world a little differently. Our books cover all aspects of holistic and alternative living, including Steiner-Waldorf education, biodynamics and organics, holistic health, philosophy of the natural world, mind body spirit, parenting and child health, philosophy of human life and religion & spirituality.
We're also the largest children's book publisher in Scotland. We publish board and picture books for 0-7 year olds, including international stories in translation and nostalgic classics from illustrators such as Elsa Beskow, as well as the Picture Kelpies range of Scottish picture books; story books and anthologies for 6-10 year olds; and the Kelpies, a much-loved range of Scottish children's fiction for 1-15 year olds. We also publish a wide range of craft and activity books suitable for children and adults of all ages.
'We constantly notice when we are out talking to winemakers in different wine regions that more and more producers pay attention to how what they do in the vineyard affects the environment. Many winemakers that we meet start the process of 'converting' to organic farming. There are rules for what that means -- what an organic farmer can do and ......
'Well, I didn't ask to be a pigeon! _ I wanted to be an eagle, didn't I? _ Why couldn't we have been eagles instead of pigeons? What a life! Nothing but cooo, cooo and peck, peck, all the time. ' '- This is the High Street not the Highlands! We're no here to cause a sensation, and - if it weren't for your stupidity, we wouldn't be here in the ......
On his eleventh birthday, schoolboy Magnus Fin found out that he is half selkie part human, part seal. Although he looks like a boy and lives on land, he can breathe underwater.When a rusty metal chest is flung ashore in a storm, Magnus Fin decides to investigate. But he injures his hand on the strange box, and his sealskin starts to show ......
True to real life, the author takes a child's full humanity - body, soul and spirit - as his starting point. When education takes the development of these 3 aspects from the very beginning, children can become happy, wise and skilled adults. Lievegoed describes the three main stages of child development - pre-school, schoolchild and teenager ......
Short Thoughts on Pain in History and Personal Development
People today strive to live as pain-free a life as possible, treating both physical pain and emotional suffering with a range of medical and alternative therapies. But in our efforts to avoid pain, are we excluding an important part of our human experience? In this sensitive and thoughtful book, psychologist Iris Paxino explores different kinds ......
The old woman is happy living in her old vinegar bottle house by a loch, until one day she saves a charming fish prince who grants her wishes in return. At first the old woman's wishes are humble - a hot dinner and a little cottage - but as she asks for more and more extravagant things she forgets how happy she used to be in her little ......
This important exploration of the preparations is essential reading for biodynamic practitioners. It explores the origins and theory of the preparations, the stages that go into making them, and the effect they have on the soil and plants.
Peter and Lotta need to find homes for some kittens.
Washerwoman Wendy is always grumpy with them, but they hope that a gift will cheer her up - and it does! That's just the start of a day of unexpected adventures for two of Elsa Beskow's most loved characters, as they find themselves asleep on a cart, at a mill ......
Some people think that museums are boring places full of glass cases, dust and stuff no-one cares about: wrong! In a hidden headquarters below the exhibits there's a gang ready to handle dangerous, spooky or just plain weird problems: the Museum Mystery Squad.
Techie-genius Nabster, mile-a-minute Kennedy, and ......
