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.
Magnus loves pretending to be a brave knight. But when he's asleep, he has nightmares that the Shadowman is coming to steal his knight's hat and sword. Then Grandma gives him a toy lion. At night the lion is huge and real and fierce. Can Magnus and his Night Lion chase away his nightmares together.
Niles lives all alone in a big dirty house filled with memories of the people who used to live there. Then one day, a little boy appears on his doorstep and asks Niles to take care of his plant. Astonished, Niles takes the pot of dirt, and wonders what to do with it.
As a seedling appears, Niles realises how empty ......
The twelve holy nights between Christmas and Epiphany, the 6th of January, are a wonderful time of year for spiritual meditation and deepening.
In ancient Norwegian folk legend, in the darkness of winter, Olaf Asteson experienced an initiation into the great secrets of existence. His experience helped him to ......
Poppy is watching the snow fall outside her window when she realises that the snowflakes are really Snow Children, dancing and whirling in the garden. The Snow Children whisk Poppy away to the Snow Queen's wintry kingdom, where the Princess is having a party!
Every evening, when the sun sets and everyone else is going to bed, Jacob the Sandman wakes up and starts work. Then one night Jacob sleeps too deeply and wakes up late! He rushes to Dream Sand Hill but there, atop the pile of dream sand, is a scary Night Monster, snoring his terrible snore.
Looking for an outdoor hobby to engage your children and encourage them to be crafty and creative? Wood carving is not only easy to learn and fun to do, but almost everything you need to get started can be found for free -- right outside your door!
Together you can craft a tumbling tower game, a racing car toy, a dolphin ......
From the early peoples who marvelled at the geometry of nature - the beehive and bird's nest - to ancient civilisations who questioned beautiful geometric forms and asked 'why?', the story of geometry spans thousands of years.
Using only three simple tools - the string, the straight-edge and the shadow - human ......
A History of Ritual from the Stone Age to the Present Day
Different forms of religious worship and ritual are present throughout the development of human beings, from early stone-age ritual, nature religion and ancestor worship, to faiths from which Christianity and the Eucharist emerge.
In this book, Bastiaan Baan traces the origins and metamorphosis of human religion in ......