Hello forest school families and friends, it’s been a while since I managed to find time to add a post to our blog. The things at the school have been incredibly busy. In addition to the usual daily whirlwind of things we also got baby chickens and so the pressure is on to finish that chicken coop! We set up and planted a large flower garden which we need to water daily by hand since we don’t have an automated system in place yet. We also created 2 large strawberry beds and planted few more berry bushes (also all watered by hand with a bucket as it is too far from the spigot 😅). And we had our Summer Farewell party last Friday at the school which was most magical. I hope I get a chance to share some really beautiful photos with you soon!
But as we said our farewells to this wonderful summer and set our eyes and hearts towards the change of season I wanted to share with you some very beautiful autumn inspired books. The original post about these books is on my personal blog about sustainable living where you can see many more photos and read about why we love these books.
Elsa Beskow books
Here are two favorites from Elsa Beskow. If you aren’t familiar with her books — you are in for a treat! Not only they are most beautifully illustrated they also have very charming magical stories. Click here to head over to Autumn books, part 1: Books by the magical Elsa Beskow” blog post.
Gerda Muller books
I simply can not say enough good things about this children’s author. At home we own every book of hers I could get my hands on. Each one was my kids favorite bed time story for many months. Unlike Elsa Beskow Gerda Muller’s seasonal books aren’t fairy tales, they are real-life books. But don’t think of them as boring. On the contrary, they are very engaging and teach children so much about the beautiful world around them. Head over to Autumn books, part 2: Books about seasons by Gerda Muller blog post to see many beautiful photos and read more about what makes them so special.
Where to buy
We always encourage to support small businesses or purchase used books. Our favorite small business websites with a great selection of books and toys are:
And for the used books we use Thrift Books.
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