England’s Autumn Season (chilly days & orange leaves)
Autumn season in England casts a golden hue and chill in the air, as nights draw in, birds prepare for migration and animals prepare for winter hibernation. Trees lose their leaves and , and horse chestnut trees drop their seeds (keep conkers and leaf mould away from dogs).
Falling into Autumn is a beautiful book of prose and art from a printmaker, who inspires others with her personal encounters with nature, inspired by watching jays gathering acorns, and hearing owls hooting. You can buy all four books as a gift quartet.
I am inspired by watching jays gathering acorns, owls hooting and the joy of hearing nightingales. In the shady part of my garden, ferns grow. By the autumn, these same leaves are starting to go brown at the edges.
This seems to be at the same time that the swallows gather to leave. Together with the ferns, they are markers that the summer has gone; that one season has finished and another is about to begin.
This book is one of a stunning seasonal quartet. Each title in this pocket-sized series takes readers on a journey through the seasons, taking in landscapes across England. Including views from the artist’s studio in Rutland to the low-lying marshlands of Suffolk and the windswept hills of Yorkshire. And over the border to the Scottish wilderness.
A perfect book for anyone who loves art and nature, with beautiful illustrations and evocative imagery. The book features over 30 of Angela’s favourite prints, alongside observations taken from her previous books.
Angela Harding is an artist and printmaker, who lives in Rutland (England’s smallest county) working from a studio at the bottom of her garden. She has illustrated many books for other writers.
An Autumn Day for Bear (teaching the seasons)
Autumn season in England casts a golden hue and chill in the air, as nights draw in, birds prepare for migration and animals prepare for winter hibernation. Trees lose their leaves and , and horse chestnut trees drop their seeds (keep conkers and leaf mould away from dogs).
An Autumn Day for Bear is a charming book, to teach children of the seasons. Bear and Mouse are best friends. But ready to go for a picnic, Bear is concerned when his little friend does not tap on his front door.
So he goes outside to find him sitting on a stump. Both agree that this is the worst day ever – the leaves are falling, the flowers are going and the birds are leaving..
But once they discover slippery puddles, wonderfully messy mud (and tea with pickles in front of a crackling fire), Bear and Mouse realise that this preposterous day, may not be so bad after all.
Bear liked the cold in the air.
He liked the wind in his fur.
He liked the rustle and tumble of the leaves.
He especially liked the feeling, that something was about to happen!
This beautiful story covers the triple themes of autumn, friendship and even bird migration. A charming read for rainy days!
Bonny Becker has written several award-winning picture books and lives in Seattle, USA. Kady Macdonald Denton has illustrated several children’s books, and lives in Ontario, Canada.
