Windy days ahoy! Today marks the autumn equinox. This is the point in the year when day & night are nearly equal in length. We recommend snuggling up somewhere cosy with a good book during the darker evenings. 😊📚 Illustration from The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole by @issiekatt.bsky.social.

Try these Michaelmas crafts and get your classroom (or home!) ready to celebrate Michaelmas (29th Sep). Children will love collecting autumn leaves and using them for art. www.florisbooks.co.u... #michaelmas #classroomcrafts #autumn

I've never taken so long to research and write a book (due to #longcovid) so I've never been so delighted to hold a new book in my hands! I can't wait to share these #CelticTales, and @elisecillustration.com's stunning illustrations, with everyone! I don't have to wait long, it's published on 16 Oct

The evenings are getting longer and the leaves are turning brown... the perfect autumnal atmosphere to celebrate the Book Birthday of The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole by @issiekatt.bsky.social ! 🍂 Find out more: www.florisbooks.co.u... @pubspotlight.bsky.social @consortiumbooks.bsky.social

Thank you for the fantastic review @sarahbroadley.bsky.social! 🧸💛

My Grandma the Chameleon by Maria Löfgren is out tomorrow! Join Ari on a hide-and-seek hunt for Grandma through the rooms of her amazing home. This funny story about curiosity and discovery is brought to life with intriguing illustrations — and plenty of things to spot! @pubspotlight.bsky.social

Did you know that you can turn autumn leaves into beautiful decorations? Click the link for two fun and simple #AutumnCrafts using dried leaves: harvest transparencies and leaf postcards/notepaper 🍂 www.florisbooks.co.u...

“Whimsical settings, creatively imagined creatures, and nonstop action make this unplanned trip well worth taking” Happy #BookBirthday to THE YELLOW ROAD from @florisbooks.bsky.social www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Only 2 more days until the publication of Abdullah's Bear Needs a Name! by debut author Yasmin Hanif and @sophiebenmouyal.bsky.social! 🧸💛 Thanks to KILTS (Kids' Literature Scotland) for this fantastic review. Pre-order a copy from our website now! 📚

#HotOffthePress noted by @cbcbooks.bsky.social from @flowerpotpress.bsky.social @postwavebooks.bsky.social @whatonearth.bsky.social @lantanapub.bsky.social @geckopress.bsky.social @pajamapress.bsky.social @nosycrowus.bsky.social @florisbooks.bsky.social www.cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lis...

For young #picturebook readers who want to celebrate #Halloween themes without being scared by them THE GRUMPY GHOST UPSTAIRS from @florisbooks.bsky.social provides “much to enjoy…in a cozy, rather than frightening, tone” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Get ready to grow in 2026! Tomatoes, strawberries, sunflowers. Learn how to get the best from what you're going to grow next year with the help of The Maria Thun Biodynamic Calendar 2026. Start planning now! - florisbooks.co.uk/book/Titia-T... #biodynamic #biodynamicgardening

"A triumphant blend of humor and horror, perfect for teaching and scaring by turn." @florisbooks.bsky.social THE SLIGHTLY SPOOKY TALE OF FOX AND MOLE

Happy #Bookbirthday twice to the newly revised editions for new #picturebook readers from @florisbooks.bsky.social THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA and ROSALIND AND THE LITTLE DEER

Fox opened the first page of a book. Mole settled cosily, spilling cookie crumbs everywhere... Step inside The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole by @issiekatt.bsky.social - a humorously hair-raising gothic tale - youtu.be/SH0MNhCTh-s... @pubspotlight.bsky.social @consortiumbooks.bsky.social

SLEEP HERE, WAKE THERE from @florisbooks.bsky.social “is such a needed and (sadly) unusual topic for a #picturebook. Its wistful but humorous take on working parents and children’s magical thinking will strike a cord with many readers” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/s...

New editions from @florisbooks.bsky.social available today in North America! Three illustrated classics by Elsa Beskow: YOUR ELSA BESKOW BABY BOOK, THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS, and the #mini edition of CHRISTOPHER'S GARDEN

Thank you Mary R Lanni for charming us with the charming tale new from @florisbooks.bsky.social : THE SLIGHTLY SPOOKY TALE OF FOX AND MOLE youtu.be/Tv1GqNsRUNc?...

July's #HBHerald featured #BacktoSchool titles www.hornbookguide.com/site/?review... #HBGuide #kidlit @randomhousekids.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @florisbooks.bsky.social

Woop! The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole by Cecilia Heikkilä - @issiekatt.bsky.social - is the Foreword Reviews Book of the Day today! Check out their full review here - www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-... @pubspotlight.bsky.social @consortiumbooks.bsky.social

Happy #InternationalDogDay! Today is the perfect day to enjoy our fun picture book Be More Dog by @crowehoho.bsky.social & Carlos Vélez which celebrates the optimistic outlook of our canine chums. Enjoy the BSL version here thanks to Leanne's Signed Stories -

Abdullah's Bear Needs a Name by Yasmin Hanif and @sophiebenmouyal.bsky.social is a gentle yet powerful story about the value of cultural heritage🧸 Thank you to @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social for the wonderful review! ❤️ Pre-order your copy now: discoverkelpies.co.u...

I was lucky enough to preview this book, and I can't say enough how charming it is! I HIGHLY recommend it. readteachwrite.com/2025/06/30/p...

Happy Book Birthday to The Grumpy Ghost Upstairs by Mamiko Shiotani! 👻 This is a beautiful and wryly funny #picturebook about adapting to change and facing your fears. Find out more: www.florisbooks.co.u...#picturebook @pubspotlight.bsky.social @consortiumbooks.bsky.social

Happy Publication Day to The Human Soul: Mysteries and Complexities of the Psyche by Karl König! This latest volume in the Karl König Archive offers a detailed study of the human soul's different characteristics -www.florisbooks.co.u... #karlkonig

Is your child starting at a new school, making new friends, or saying goodbye to old ones? Visit our blog to peek into The Together Treehouse by Michael Engler and Joëlle Tourlonias, and discover more #picturebooks about navigating friendship and emotions. www.florisbooks.co.uk/blog/2025/08...

“This humorously hair-raising gothic tale, told in four chapters, is perfect for older picture book lovers to curl up with on long, dark evenings” THE SLIGHTLY SPOOKY TALE OF FOX AND MOLE is from @florisbooks.bsky.social www.cbcbooks.org/2025/08/08/s...

From @alldonemonkey.bsky.social “these fun books will engage readers of all ages” in a bountiful list that includes @barefootbooks.bsky.social @florisbooks.bsky.social @nosycrowus.bsky.social and other summer-tastic reads! alldonemonkey.com/2025/08/04/e...

It's double scoop sundae time with @tracygallagher.bsky.social @florisbooks.bsky.social and @tigertalesbooks.bsky.social www.publisherspotlight.com/the-wonder-a...

It’s the start of the school year in Scotland, so let’s go #BackToSchool with Abdullah and his bear! Yasmin Hanif's debut #PictureBook Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name, illustrated by Sophie Benmouyal, is publishing on 18th September. Find out more: www.florisbooks.co.u...

From Selma Lagerlof who won the 1909 Nobel Prize for Literature, THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURE OF NILS comes from @florisbooks.bsky.social illustrated by Lars Klinting a story of a nasty boy whose “adventures…transform him into a caring, selfless individual” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/07/20/t...

This #internationalcatday two of the Floris Cat Crew (Skip and Wotsit) are equally intrigued and ready for a post-storytime snooze after enjoying How Far Are the Stars? by Sabine Bohlman and Emilia Dziubak - www.florisbooks.co.u...#internationalcatday @pubspotlight.bsky.social @consortiumbooks.bsky.social

Happy Book Birthday to The Together Treehouse by Michael Engler and Joëlle Tourlonias! Helping kids deal with big emotions and conflicts of loyalty, The Together Treehouse is a heartwarming story about missing old friends, making new ones, and learning to accept change. @pubspotlight.bsky.social

Wonderful new #picturebook from @florisbooks.bsky.social !

“Do you want to play at my house? We can play ANYTHING!” Happy #PlayDay and Happy Book Birthday-Eve to We Can Play Anything by Marit Tornqvist! This beautifully simple #picturebook celebrates imagination and reinforces the value of play. Find out more: www.florisbooks.co.u...

2/2 And THE SLIGHTLY SPOOKY TALE OF FOX AND MOLE is already reeling in #StarredReviews! Happy #BookBirthday @florisbooks.bsky.social

And there's a pair of --well, a little bit scay-- stuff new today from @florisbooks.bsky.social Happy #BookBirthday to THE GRUMPY GHOST UPSTAIRS which “tells [a] charming story of shyness, bravery, and friendship in a lovely way” 1/2 ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/t...

Learn how Dr Ibrahim Abouleish transformed his vision for Sekem (a sustainable community which thrives in the Egyptian desert) into real results in this extract from The Sekem Effect by Helmy Abouleish and and Christine Arlt - www.florisbooks.co.uk/blog/2025/05...

This #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay share Time for Bed Little Owls! by Katja Alves and @andreastegmaier.bsky.social -- an interactive bedtime story with your wee ones! @pubspotlight.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vgq...

From @florisbooks.bsky.social THE GRUMPY GHOST UPSTAIRS “looks at solitude and friendship, with a sweet and spooky edge” bookriot.com/new-children...

Thank you @cbcbooks.bsky.social for including The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole by Cecilia Heikkilä - @issiekatt.bsky.social - & The Grumpy Ghost Upstairs by Mamiko Shiotani in the August Hot Off the Press reading list! www.cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lis... #kidlit #ReadingList #CBCHotOffThePress

“Blue Sky Morning is a lovely practice in meditation... The illustrations are full of life, almost audible in how they depict a South Korean neighborhood, complete with storefronts, signage and shopkeepers” @florisbooks.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/reviews/blue...

“Jihyun Kim’s BLUE SKY MORNING is a lovely practice in meditation, even for the youngest among us. The illustrations are full of life, almost audible in how they depict a South Korean neighborhood” @florisbooks.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/reviews/blue...

From @florisbooks.bsky.social SLEEP HERE, WAKE THERE “is a great book to introduce the concept of the scientific method to children, as it shows how to make a hypothesis and then test it out to draw conclusions” yabookscentral.com/sleep-here-w...

Happy Publication Day to The Calendar of the Soul: An Inner Journey through the Year! This new combined ed includes Karl König's inspiring commentary & 52 full-colour sketches. A helpful guide for anyone who wants to fully experience Rudolf Steiner's Calendar - www.florisbooks.co.u...

Happy World Friendship Day! When Little Owl Met Little Rabbit by Przemysław Wechterowicz and Emilia Dziubak is a sweet, heartwarming and humorous story about the joy of making new friends and the importance of embracing our differences. #WorldFriendshipDay #ChildrensBooks @pubspotlight.bsky.social

#TranslationTuesday SLEEP HERE, WAKE THERE provides a “warm exploration of curiosity and family” translated from Brazilian Portuguese by Polly Lawson and published by @florisbooks.bsky.social www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews....

From @florisbooks.bsky.social THE YELLOW ROAD receives 5++ on a scale of 1-5! “One could spend long minutes on one page seeking out the tiniest of creatures.  Kids will be able to pore over this book again and again and still find something new” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/t...

THE SLIGHTLY SPOOKY TALE OF FOX AND MOLE This friendship book follows a fox as their frustrations grow, transforming them into a rancid beast. With themes of appreciation and honesty, this book can start meaningful conversations about the unspoken rules of friendship.

Who breathes fire? Not all the creatures in AN ILLUSTRATED TREASURY OF DRAGON TALES from @florisbooks.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bapf...