'Finn's Garden Friends' Illustrated Children's Book and 2 Finn's Garden Friends Seedboms
llustrated Children’s Book & Seedbom Set
Finn’s Garden Friends: Nature-loving Finn’s life has been turned upside down by a move to the city. All he can see is dull, grey buildings. But Grandpa has a surprise in store: his allotment! Finn quickly realises that nature can be found in the city, and is amazed by the discovery of a hibernating hedgehog. With Grandpa’s gentle guidance, Finn learns how to care for the hedgehog family as well as a hungry fox. With birds and plants galore, this inspiring story – shows all the common species that can be found in towns and cities.
By Rachel Lawston & Lia Visirin
“Beautifully Illustrated with a really good story … A lovely book!”
Chris Packham OBE – Naturalist, broadcaster, award winning conservationist, author and photographer.
Set contains: 1 x Book + 2 x Seedboms
THE BOOK:
- Publisher: Pikku Publishing
- Publishing date: April 2021
- Language : English
- Paperback : 32 pages
- ISBN: 978-1-9996398-8-4
- Age Group: 4+
THE SEEDBOMS:
Finn’s bug hotel has room for lots of insects. Ladybugs, moths, beetles, bees, butterflies and more!Growing wildflowers attract them, so hedgehogs have food, and the bugs pollinate other flowers: everyone wins!
SEED MIX*: Borage, Cornflower, Forget-me-not, Musk Mallow, Oxeye Daisy, Phacelia, Red Clover, Vipers Bugloss, Wild Marjoram & Yarrow.
UK NATIVE %: 100%
*(Contains only species found on the RHS Plants for Pollinators list)
About the author
Rachel Lawston is a children’s author, book designer and natural history enthusiast. She is a keen amateur orchid hunter, birdwatcher and bat detector! She has worked with many publishers as a designer, including Walker Books and Penguin Random House. She loves volunteering with education at WWT London Wetland Centre in Barnes, where her husband Paul is the Learning Manager. Paul Lawston is also an Environmental Education Consultant who brings his natural history expertise to Finn’s Garden Friends.
About the illustrator
Lia Visirin is a new talent in children’s book illustration. Her beautiful, original palette and eye for detail is a perfect match for Finn’s world.
We’re supporting REWILDING BRITAIN. 10% of the sales profits from this product are donated to rewilding projects throughout Britain.
Pull the pin and throw or drop Seedboms into areas that are in need of brightening up. Seedboms like bare soil, natural light and to be kept damp whilst growing. Full instructions are included on inside of each Seedbom sleeve.
Seedboms will biodegrade into the environment, leaving only plants behind.
If you don’t have a lot of space, you can even grow these wildflowers in pots. We recommend you choose one that’s at least 30 cm wide to give them enough space to thrive.
For best results, plant your Seedbom between March and June. If you want to get a head start on next year, plant them between August and October and wait to watch them bloom the following summer.
Spread: We recommend allowing approx 15cm all around the Seedbom for spreading.
Shelf life: For best results we recommend Seedboms are grown within 1 year of purchase.
Storage: Keep cool & dry
A Pikku Publishing & Kabloom collaboration.
