The garden is an oasis, a pocket of nature in our busy modern lives, full of plants, animals, insects - and a fair bit of magic.

Folk Tales from the Garden follows the seasons through a year of stories, garden lore and legends. Explore the changing face of nature just outside your front door, from the tale of the Creator painting her birds and the merits of kissing an old toad, to pixies sleeping in the tulips, and an unusually large turnip.

About the Author
Donald Smith is an accomplished storyteller in a variety of media from fiction to digital, live stage and spoken word. He has produced, adapted or directed over 100 plays, and published a series of novels on turning points in Scottish history. He has also written a series of non-fiction books on Scottish culture including Storytelling Scotland (2001). He is a lead author in the series Journeys and Evocations, celebrating local storytelling traditions across Britain and Ireland. He is a founding member of the Scottish Storytelling Forum, Edinburgh's Guid Crack Club and is currently Chief Executive of TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) which brings together Scotland's traditional arts, as well Director of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival.

Reviews
"I loved this book, you soon find you cannot put it down as you travel from month to month."
"The stories are short enough to pick up and read one at a time, then put the book back down to return to later. It's charming in every way, with beautiful illustrations from Annalisa Salis."



Book Information
ISBN 9780750995689
Author Donald Smith
Format Paperback
Imprint The History Press Ltd
Publisher The History Press Ltd