‘Seasons of Stories: Spring’

The longing for spring to arrive is a strong, stirring emotion for many of us. It is heralded as a key turning point in the years, bringing the promise of new life and longer, warmer days.

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Spring stories book with a lime green cover and silver foiled snowdrops on front

“Thanks so much for the lovely book. I am reading a couple of pages a day and adding my own thoughts, sketches and embellishments to it, so it is very therapeutic. It has been well thought out and well laid out. I am hoping there will be one for every season.”

- Feedback from recipient of a seasonal book

Do you enjoy listening to audio books?

Seasons of Stories Spring is now available as an immersive audiobook. The content of the books is performed by the authors themselves and produced, recorded and edited by Tom Hughes to bring the the text and nature inspiration to life wherever you find yourself listening to it. Listen to individual chapters or the entire audiobook.

Part 1

Thinking about when Spring starts. 
Story on ‘First Flowers’. 
Additional on flower folk names.
Taken from book chapters ‘Introduction’ and ‘First Flowers’

Part 2

Poems on flowers of spring.
Additional smells of spring , riddles, sayings.
Taken from book chapters ‘Greenery’, ‘First Flowers’.

Part 3

Poems ‘In the Garden’, ‘Easter’. 
Story ‘The Cherry Tree’, ‘The Skylark’
Taken from book chapters ‘Greenery’ , Blossom, ‘Eggs and Nests’

Part 4

Stories ‘The Magpie Nest’
Poems ‘Spring Clean’
Additional riddle, folk tales, bird songs and sights
Taken from book chapters ‘Eggs and Nests’, ‘Awakening’

Part 5

Stories include ‘Willow wife’
Poems include ‘River to Sea Shanty’
Additional sounds of spring
Taken from the book chapter ‘Rain’

Part 6

Stories on ‘Bluebell Beliefs’, ‘The Wareham Cuckoo’.
Poems on ‘May Day’
Taken from book chapters ‘Colour’ & ‘Cuckoo’
Finishes with a spring blessing

Entire book

Listen to the book from front to back in one go.

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Supporters

This book and audiobook was created by Sarah Acton (poet), Martin Maudsley (storyteller) and Spike Golding (designer), Tom Hughes (audio) in partnership with the Stepping into Nature team and funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.  Further Spring Audiobook Credits Written and narrated by Martin Maudsley and Sarah Acton. Produced, recorded and edited, plus extra narration and music by Tom Hughes. Recorded at Bridport Youth and Community Centre. Spoken word and questions answered by Amy Farleigh, Marco Rossi, Ray Grantham, Spike Hughes, Emerald Butterfield, Rosie Aburrow and Bryony Collin. Sound effects from FreeSound.org contributors: Phil Brice (birdsong) Squashy555 (pigeon) Ben Bojangles (sheep) Acclivity (hedgerow and wedding bells) Leafs67 (rain) Jake Harries (rain) Juskiddink (rooks) Amy V Mallett (woodland birdsong) Ben Drain (mower) Inchadney (garden) Reactor Factory (secateurs) Ben Boncan (owl, skylark and song thrush and lambs) Le Abbay Noirlac (market) Ali 6868 (digging) Jo Fae (pig) Nature Notes UK (blackbird and magpie) Jack The Murray (stream) HopeSounds (bird taking off) Kyles (tree felling) Nico Prosen (river) Herbert Boland (river) Plant Monkey (cuckoo)

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