{"product_id":"my-first-root-children-sibylle-von-olfers","title":"My First Root Children | Sibylle von Olfers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll through winter the root children sleep underground. When spring comes Mother Nature wakes them up, ready to go outside into the sunshine with the beetles, bees and ladybirds. The root children play in the forest with the butterflies in spring and dance in the meadow in the summer. When autumn comes and the cold wind starts to blow, Mother Earth calls them back underground to go to sleep for the winter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy First Root Children is a lively abridgment of the much-loved The Story of the Root Children. The sturdy board book edition includes all of Sibylle von Olfers's original art-nouveau illustrations, sympathetically adapted to fit the new format, alongside simplified text suitable for very young children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA perfect seasonal story, My First Root Children is a classic tale of spring awakening, filled with adorable characters and beautiful landscapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSibylle von Olfers (1881–1916) was a German children's author and illustrator. Well-known for her blend of natural observation and simple design in the art nouveau style, her work has been likened to Kate Greenaway and Elsa Beskow. Encouraged by her aunt, writer and painter Marie von Olfers, Sibylle studied at art college in Berlin. At aged 25 she took the name Sister Maria Aloysia and published her first picture book, The Story of the Root Children. She created six more picture books in the following decade before her untimely death. Her legacy is a collection of beloved children’s books including The Story of the Snow Children and The Story of the Wind Children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFounded in 1976, Floris Books is an award-winning independent publishing company based in Edinburgh, Scotland. We are the leading publisher of Steiner-Waldorf books in the UK, and the largest publisher of children's books in Scotland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floris Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57532438741365,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0060\/6103\/1493\/files\/MyFirstRootChildren.jpg?v=1788003194","url":"https:\/\/www.lovingbynature.co.uk\/products\/my-first-root-children-sibylle-von-olfers","provider":"Loving by Nature","version":"1.0","type":"link"}