Floris Books Children of the Forest

I bought this book for my six-year-old nephew at Christmas and he loves it! I was impressed by the high quality of the images in this book and the story is magical and enchanting. I enjoyed reading it before giving it to him. This is a Classic series of books that children can enjoy throughout their childhood then pass along to their kids!

This book is truly beautiful.

Lovely illustrations. Keeps my kid enticed and the pictures are useful for kids who can't read and try to interpret the story from images.

This is a beautiful book. The illustrations are magical and very captivating and appropriate for small children. The text and story outlines the seasons, seasonal changes in nature and how life in the forest adapts to those changes.But not only is the book written and illustrated beautifully, it also teaches important lessons in a language and way children will understand. It teaches of plants and animals, that thrive in the forest. It captures characteristics of the animals. Scatty squirrels eat nuts, frogs are big, fat and kind, bats eat insects and can fly - and some animals are dangerous, like the snake that tries to attack the children and must therefor be killed.It also teaches children to respect the animals of the forest and never to harm them, unless the animal attacks first (explained with the boys attacking ants for sport, being stung and running back to mother, who tells them, that they must not attack animals, unless the animal harms them first)As cruel as this might seem to some parents, it is an important lesson about reality, taught in a magical and innocent way so that children won't get frightened by it, but WILL remember for example not to touch snakes when they come across them on their walks in nature. The book also teaches not to pick mushrooms, unless you know they are good to eat - another important safety lesson in my opinion.All in all the seasonal changes in nature and what humans and animal do to live within those changes throughout the year are depicted beautifully, magically but at the same time realistically enough to actually be useful in every day life. A wonderful blend of child like innocence, encouraging imagination and real-life lessons the children can take with them when venturing into the real forest. All carried by the stunning, warm and timeless illustrations, that bring the text to life.

disegni meravigliosi e delicati ottimi per chi segue la metodologia steineriana e non solo,la storia in inglese è di facile comprensione,ve lo consiglio!