And there began a lifelong journey. When youre feeling down, and youre in a funk, Eating a salad is guaranteed to perk you up, The bright colors and fresh flavors will lift your spirits high. Thank you so much, Zo, for taking the time to share about what youve been up to and your beautiful new book with Floret readers. Whimsy was a retreat for me as a wee girl. They were an exciting outlet as a boy. I had my own spy book. Life was simple and their daily chores appealed to me. I still love I Spy with my Little Eye types of books, especially when shared with my grandson! Can you tell us more about that experience and if you have any upcoming workshops people in your area might be able to attend? One of my sons favorite books as a child! We have many more tools to help you be a better writer. Lost & Found is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your favorite bookstore. I still love eye-spy pictures! Living in a city I had a huge passion and little access to real horses so these books, fiction and non fiction sated (somewhat) the yearnings of this love. Growing up the book I was most fascinated by was a Nat Geo book about China. Flower gardening has only been in my life a few years. It looks like a wonderful book. Especially the Golden Egg. Its about every day observation and often the simplicity of life. The laughs because they controlled the story were priceless. My mom passed away at a young age, and now I live in the home I grew up in, tending the garden she made, pruning her roses and making beautiful bouquets from the very same plants she loved so much. I grow a few flowers, but they seem to be an afterthought, not a statement. Her book looks like an artists dream! My favorite book as a child was Bambi and I loved Thumper peaking his head out in the field of wild flowers. When my children were young, I loved to buy my daughter the I Spy books, we had some much fun looking at those photos My favorite story I can remember though was called Mandy, about a young orphan girl who found a deserted house in the woods and every day snuck over the orphanage wall to little by little make the house her own. I still have trouble putting a book down! Thank you for this wonderful interview. I am 14 and have a dream of growing my own flowers, arranging them and seeling them in gorgeous bouquets. As a child I had a book about families traveling by covered wagon on the Oregon Trail. Your rights as parents, All the Child Benefit changes you must report to HMRC or risk missing out on payments, Why some children are 'always sick' with colds, according to a paediatrician, These stories are sure to turn kids into little bookworms in no time. Did you enjoy seek-and-find books as a child? About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket My love of animals feeds my passion for gardening by growing plants to support pollinators and birds. We hope you enjoy them! I loved Child Craft books which were like encyclopedias for kids. Hands down some of my favorite books as a child were the Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingles Wilder. My daughters grew up with the Eye Spy books and Im looking forward to adding this grown-up version to our library. Her book looks like an artists dream! A neighbor had lent me a Nancy Drew Mystery and started me off. I have since found a different copy for the kids to have on their bookshelf. I loved looking at the colorful illustrations while he read the stories. Planning to read those books to my grandson and to grow sunflowers with him this summer! But connecting to the earth fills your soul! We (there were 6 of us) also loved The Berenstain Bear books. Also books on horses or dogs. "Bacon, bacon, sizzling hot. I grew up loving everything about the land and the beauty it encompassed. Im always attracted to any floral book with lots of pictures so I can envision where I would like to start my next garden. I learned that working with your hands is important and bad things happen to good people, pushing forward is a must. The Poppy Seed Cakes by Margery Clark was a favorite as was Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack. Lost and Found by Zoe Field really makes me want to go there. And who could resist those books where you had to look for something! Or hope to come across a squirrel that could talk. Today, I still love surprises and this is the main reason I get so much joy from my garden. I read them to my daughter and still read them to myself. I am very crafty and I enjoy making things in my she-shed. I loved Nancy Drew books. My favorite book series as a child would have been Anne of Green Gables so many life lessons and learning to observe and appreciate nature. Its such a joyous, playful book and it was fun to spy some Floret seed packages woven into a few of your stunning imageswe appreciate the love! As a child, two favorites come to mind. I use to tell her you could grow anything from out of a rock! To celebrate the release of Zos new book, Lost & Found, were giving away five copies. Only keep going if your group is engaged. . We often talk about Miss Rumphius for being courageous, independent, a life learner, interested in others and inspiring us to make our world more beautiful. I remember as a 10-11 year old having this book about outer space. Magic + adventure series called to me, and still do! My brother and sister are floral designers, so love of flowers and growing things, kind of runs through the family. I hope to add it to my collection! I still have the copy my Mother gave me which was printed in 1938. I ended up getting a bachelor degree in biology and plant pathology and love studying anything related to earth science. I guess being a grown up is one big choose your own adventure (except that you cant go back to the last chapter and choose a different route like I used to with the books!). Form Beatrix potter a love of nature and animals. Thank you both for bringing such beauty to the world! Although my part of the country got off very lightly, the cyclone was very devastating for those in Northland and where Zoe lives on the East Coast. i loved to read real stories of people who had overcome adversity and challenges. I still love the outdoors and have hobbies like beekeeping and gardening so it must have influenced me that way. Now I look for strong female role models in everyday life. I loved looking at the I Spy book series as a kid, which are filled with miniatures of all kinds, and I still love miniatures too! Flowers are definitely a spirit animal for me. He went through three or four novels in a two week period. We dont raise hands because I want as many little voices repeating the rhymes and hearing them as possible. The pigments used for the illustrations evoke the translucent palettes of the natural flowering world. I loved the DK Eyewitness books teaching about anatomy, plants, and all things related to the natural world. It was a safe place to be, to feel who you are deep inside, free from all the turmoil of family and the worldI longed to find that place for me and now I have it right in my own backyard! I was equally entertained and inspired by her stories, I wanted to BE her. The farm is an ever-evolving storyits always a surprise the places it leads you. Anything that sparked my imagination for adventure and dreaming. My favorite series was The Mandie series. Growing up as an only child, the books that really resonated with me were stories of a young girl making it on her own. I loved any book that would take me along a process of learning; make your own whatever book. As I got older I found the same joy in Agatha Christie novels as well as MANY other authors and genres. I found that there were specific books that I would check out over and over and one of them was a little story about a fire fly named Torchy. As a child I fell in love with Black Beauty. Anyhow Zos farm looks like a fabulous place and her book is truly gorgeous with all of those phenomenal photographs. Also reading all of the Babysitters Club books was a must. Fast forward to adulthood. Well of course we all were excited for a new home but how are we going to keep this yard up ? It was a way to escape and really ignite my imagination. Preferably an old one where attics held treasures and secret doors and nooks abounded. My favorite books as a child were softly adventurous ones like The Secret Garden and The Door in the Wall. I loved arts and crafts books. I love flowers, gardening and the beautiful earth we live on. The Lupine Lady by Barbara Cooney is my all time favorite. ( hes 2 years older) so I was already prepped for nerdom. I always loved the outdoors and all of nature. and happy to see organic flower farms. This book seems to be the best of both worlds and we would love to have it!!. Zoes book is absolutely beautiful. I love I spy books but reading each night to the children is fun for me with Aunt Pitty Pattys Piggy. What made them special was the names/ references in the stories were mine, our home address, city etc. As a child I loved to read Tasha Tudors books especially, Rosemary for Remember. It was given to me on my birthday one year and I remember the lovely flowers with each month of the year. My grandchildren are still reading it and memorizing the poems, 60 years later. I mean, can you just picture it? That will keep them looking cute and fit! I also have many flower books that I sit and peruse with my grandchildren and this one would just amp up the fun wed have exploring flowers together. The hidden picture may have been a dolphin, a person, a landscape, or a flower. I also spent hours with my I Spy books, I cant wait for this floral one! I was drawn to the beautiful illustrations and the sweet fun story of a boy who lost his mitten in the snow and these woodland creatures who find it and all start to pile in to the freshly knitted mitten. I was an avid daydreamer as a kid and I guess the books I loved to read reflected that. I have already purchased Zoes book as I imagine reading it with several of my grand babies who love flowers and gardening. Favorites were Mike Mulligan and his steam Shovel (a nod to my tomboy nature), all of the Little House on the Prairie series (my grandmother gave them to me as gifts that I treasures) and Nancy Drew. Ended up majoring in physics, getting a Ph.D. in Materials Science, and doing aerospace materials research. Founded by Antnio Macheve Jr., the designer brand gives the international gentleman the opportunity to express himself and build a sense of personal style through aesthetically fine garments, accessories and visual concepts. I have all the floret books and look forward to getting Lost and found to add to my collection. Who knew gardening and flowers would become a lifelong passion. Some of my best memories. Find more near rhymes/false rhymes at B-Rhymes.com. Its about family, struggle, LOVE conquering all, and the power of plants as medicine, as a way to bond with the earth, and as a way to make a living. It is no wonder that I grew into an adult who has studied both horticulture and medicine, who loves nature photography, is obsessed with being outside surrounded by flowers and wildlife, and who takes every opportunity I can get to travel and explore the world. So dont be afraid to give cabbage a try. I grew up very poor. So much freedom to roam! Its the story of the power of beauty and how it brings people together and spreads joy. My favorite books as a child were Dr Seuss books. Add a . This book looks dreamy!! I am blessed with nit inly a wonderful family huy the village of friends that have become my family. That whimsical, playful, and sweet view of life weaves through many things I do, floral design, painting, writing, journaling, and gardening! I think make believe grew me into a curious woman. Maybe it was because father was born in the Netherlands or maybe because when I stared reading her book, we were similar in age. The secret garden and the little house on the prairie series were always my favorites! I loved staying up late into the night reading The Boxcar Children, A to Z Mysteries, and The Magic Treehouse. I never thought of this before about myself. The Giving Tree was one of my favorite books as a child. My mother would read them aloud to us on car trips and the story of adventure and redemption will always be one of my favorites. Its still with me and Im creating now my own little secret garden. The books I read to my children are the titles I currently resonate with and to choose one is a challenge. I remember finding a report card when I from my kindergarten teacher asking my parents to read to me. Im a Fairy tales reader! With cholesterol levels through the roof. I always had a book with me. Even as a little girl, I had stacks of books by my bed, waiting to be read. I still look back on the Dick, Jane, and Sally books with fondness. Bob Matthews is a renowned rose breeder here, and his plants are always the healthiest in our block. So, to make the time pass I would look for the books full of pictures and colorful covers to hold my attention. What I related to about pickles is that he was adopted as pets are and I myself was adopted. As a child I would love to be read to. Growing up on a little farm in the middle of Illinois the photos were so magical. In the meantime, we play detective together, and spy together in the back yard. What a great idea for a book. Every child in every grade planted one seed. Thanks for reminding me of all those magical hours and I was able to return to them while reading to my kids! Top rhymes for Alexis. I was an outdoor girl and spent hours in the woods and along our pond with my dogs. Favorite childrens books of mine are now in the hands of my young grandson. I read so many books as a child and loved them all, from horse stories to mystery series. I loved reading the Babysitters Club and Choose Your Own Adventure series books. I loved the adventure, purity of heart and love story! The richly colored illustrations in it always drew me into its world, and I never got tired of pouring over them. It was filled with so much love of family and the importance of cherishing memories. All of her books are outstanding. Now, I cant stand horror, but I love finding thrills in other ways: slowing down to let myself get really excited by a sunset, a flower, skiing fast through the woods on a deep powder day, dancing in the living room with my toddler and letting myself feel his exhilaration and unbridled joy. Happy to hear Zoe and her farm are safe. Ive asked some friends if they read him when they were little and they didnt know who he was (shocking). But it sure inspired me to work and have fun with kids as a teenager. I was also a bit of a nerd and loved reading Charles Dickens as a child and his stories remain a favourite and have shaped my love of the strange, whimsical & down trodden. When I was young, my Mom had a set of leather bound books that had Aesops Fables in them. Both of these jobs have displayed some beautiful flower arrangements in their environments. This looks like a gorgeous book! As a child I loved to get my hands on any sort of how to draw books. 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