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.
Sam is heartbroken when his best friend Milo moves away. What will happen to the treehouse they were building together? When new neighbour Martha tries to make friends, Sam is angry and upset. He misses Milo too much to let someone else into his life. Then Martha offers her help with the treehouse, and Sam is torn. He's not sure it's okay to ......
In the snowy, winter moonlight, the fox sneaks towards the farm, hoping to steal a chicken or two. But he's forgotten about the old Tomten who guards the farm while the farmer and his family are sleeping. A new English edition of a classic Swedish folk tale for children aged 5-8 years. In full colour, large landscape size. Usual high quality ......
It's a cold winter's night and a hungry fox is creeping through the snow. He sees a hen house full of tasty chickens to eat - but he's forgotten about the old tomten who guards the farm...
This is a classic story of a mischievous fox, a wise, kindly tomten and their unlikely friendship. This new edition of the ......
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!
Ishbel and Kenneth need to save their family from going hungry, so when they remember the old local tale about treasure under Castle Urquhart, they set off across Loch Ness in a rowing boat. But the loch may be hiding its own secrets. There's another ancient story about a giant monster living in the depths... ......
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 ......
Alfred Heidenreich addresses the puzzling apparent contradicitions in the Gospels head on, and argues that these difficulties are necessary to encourage us to make an active spiritual effort to understand.
Building on his earlier research Lawrence Edwards examines the influence of celestial motion on the form of plants, embryos, and the heart. His statistical analysis of bud shapes, begun in the 1960s, leads him to suggest that all living forms are affected by patterns in time as well as space, with all of life and nature passing through vast cycles ......
