6 nature-inspired reads to enjoy as a family
We love nature, and that’s no secret... That’s why we wanted to make a small selection of books related to it, so you can enjoy them with your family and maybe find some inspiration if you still haven’t decided on those last-minute gifts:
1. The Invisible Thread (Míriam Tirado and Marta Moreno)
Nura discovers that inside her belly button she keeps a thread that connects her to her loved ones, unbreakable across space and time the same thread we’ve talked so much about this Christmas.
A beautiful story about the bonds with the people we love most and the importance of those “things” that can’t be seen but are felt deeply in our hearts.
2. The Restless Forest (Patricia Gayán and Laura Gracia)
“The curtain rises, dawn breaks in the forest and the animals begin to appear in all sorts of poems and riddles.
The day goes by full of activity after all, it’s a restless forest.
But when night begins to fall, everyone gets ready to close the curtain and go to sleep.”
Will you dare to spend some time with your family venturing into this very special forest?
3. The Last Tree (María Quintana and Silvia Álvarez)
This is the story of a lonely tree that survives the mass logging carried out by humans, and of a boy who fights to keep it standing, highlighting how important it is to take care of our environment.
“I’d rather go with my own roots than be turned to ashes or cut into a thousand pieces.”
4. Waiting for Dawn (Fabiola Anchorena)
A group of animals, after a long period of darkness, come together full of hope for the arrival of a new dawn. This project was born from the fear, uncertainty and anguish the author felt in 2019, when the Amazon burned for months due to a huge fire that lasted from January to September. It honours the organisations that work every year to preserve our precious natural landscapes. In 2022 it won the 15th Compostela International Prize for Illustrated Albums.
5. Wild Tradition (Begoña Imaz)
Living disconnected from nature is like swimming against the current; it takes us away from our essence and wears us out inside.
Wild Tradition celebrates the cycles and energies of nature, inviting us to flow with them and learn from our valuable traditions.
6. The Well-Gardened Mind (Sue Stuart-Smith)
Recent research shows, for instance, that prisoners are less likely to reoffend when they take part in gardening activities.
The Well-Gardened Mind combines neuroscience, literature, history, psychoanalysis and storytelling, showing that nature is incredible and that through it we can transform both our health and our self-esteem.
Now you only need to choose the one you like best and cut out one of our organic cosmetics boxes to turn it into a bookmark, so you don’t get lost in these wonderful readings that have so much to offer.
