The longing for spring to arrive is a strong, stirring emotion for many of us. It is heralded as a key…
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“Wow! I never expected it to be so beautiful, the illustrations and poems are so beautiful, and I love the leaves on the inside. It’s given me a lot of pleasure as a carer and made me feel like I was walking through the woods.”
Do you enjoy listening to audiobooks?
Seasons of Stories Winter 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.
Introduction
Introducing Winter with turning the clocks back and thinking about how winter makes us feel. Duration 3.40
Chapter 1
Chapter Returns talks of returns with winter solstice, moons and frost with the poem “Old Wolf” and “Winter Treasure” story. Duration 3.25
Chapter 2
Chapter Skeletons includes riddles to get us thinking. A “Song of the Twigs”, Evergreen and “The Legend of the Christmas Spider” Duration 4.18
Chapter 3
Chapter Hibernation book takes the theme being cosy over Winter with “Armchair Rest” and “Why Trees Lose Their Trees” story. Duration 4.27
Chapter 4
Chapter Community includes the story “Good Neighbours” and “Gathering In” poem Duration 4.10
Chapter 5
Chapter Darkness looks at the “Looking Forward” and traditions. Duration 2.20
Chapter 6
Winters final chapter takes us on a journey through the tradition of wassailing, marvellous mulled cider and “The Apple Tree Man” story. Finishing with “A Song to Start the Year” Duration 5.25
Whole book
Listen to the entire audiobook without stopping. Duration: 25.27
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Supporters
This book and audiobook were created by Sarah Acton (poet), Martin Maudsley (storyteller), Tom Hughes (audio) and Spike Golding (designer) in partnership with the Stepping into Nature team and funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.
