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.
Anya lives in a paper village, among delicate paper trees and paper houses, where the people are paper-light. Every year the villagers of Paperlee put stones in their pockets to avoid being blown away by the late summer winds.
The windy season has long past when Anya is knocked over by a great gust. What is causing the strange ......
Search your way around Scotland in this dazzlingly detailed search-and-find book! Join Ali, Maisie, Great Granny Isla and Brodie the dog on their grand Scottish adventure from Glenfinnan to Glasgow, the Kelpies to the Cairngorms and from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to Up Helly Aa on Shetland. Spot the intrepid travellers hidden on twelve ......
Halima can't decide who to dress up as for her friend's birthday party. Should she be a princess like Elsa, or a sort-of superhero like Pippi Longstocking? "You can't be either," her friends tell her, "because you don't look like them." Halima decides she doesn't want to go to the party any more. What's the point if she can't be one of her ......
"A hundred miles from the mainland, half in the sea, half out of it. The rules are different here?" All 13-year-old Blair Zielinski wants is a way off the remote Scottish island her parents have dragged her to. Roscoe is home to thousands of deer, a couple of hundred people, a complete lack of phone signal, and some unusual violet-eyed creatures. ......
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 ......
Nothing is more unpredictable than the future of humanity and our world. But even in the face of such uncertainty, is it still possible to develop trust in the future? In this thought-provoking book, Bastiaan Baan explores the many ways in which humanity has tried to predict the future down through the ages, from old forms of clairvoyance to more ......
Its Christmas Eve, and Papa tomte is eagerly waiting for the human family to leave out a bowl of porridge, to say thank you for the tomtes help throughout the year. But Mama tomte has a terrible feeling the family have forgotten the porridge!
Lucy and Noah open a present on Christmas Eve. Its a beautiful snow globe, with a house inside that even looks like theirs, except they dont have any snow. Lucy lies awake looking at the snow globe, disappointed that it wont be a white Christmas. Suddenly, she feels something soft and cold land on her cheek.
The original biodynamic sowing and planting calendar ? essential reading for over 60 years! The simple, two-week-to-view layout features detailed planting, tending and harvesting information to help everyone from seasoned biodynamic farmers to beginner gardeners maximise the yield and vitality of their crops and plants. Trusted by generations of ......
