OUR PICK OF GORGOUS GIFT BOOKS TO INSPIRE AND DELIGHT
Words: Margaret Bartlett and BBC Countryfile Magazine reviewers Photos: Dave Caudery
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TWO FOR JOY BY ADAM HENSON, SPHERE, £20 (HB)
Countryfile presenter and Cotswolds farmer Adam Henson offers delightful and meaningful ways to reconnect with the British countryside in this journey through the seasons. Learn which birds to listen for in spring, find out what’s happening on the farm each month of the year, read the stories behind countryside superstitions, identify animal footprints and try a spot of stargazing, too. Margaret Bartlett
ARBORETUM BY KATIE SCOTT AND TONY KIRKHAM, BIG PICTURE PRESS, £20 (HB)
The latest in the beautifully illustrated large-format Welcome to the Museum series, Arboretum introduces young readers to trees from around the world and celebrates the vital role they play in sustaining life on this planet. Learn about mighty oaks and towering redwoods, plus exotic and unusual trees, through Katie Scott’s exquisite botanical drawings. MB
THE KEW GARDENS COOKBOOK EDITED BY JENNY LINFORD, KEW PUBLISHING, £18 (HB)
This inspiring collection of over 60 exciting vegetarian recipes celebrates the many and varied ways plants can be used in the kitchen, with the wisdom of celebrated chefs and food writers, such as Yotam Ottolenghi, Rukmini Iyer and Thomasina Miers. Organised in six sections – including ‘Leaves’ and ‘Grains and Pulses’ – this book is sure to broaden culinary repertoires. MB
WILD: TALES FROM EARLY MEDIEVAL BRITAIN BY AMY JEFFS, RIVER RUN, £20 (HB)
Inspired by the words and images that survive from early medieval Britain, artist and medievalist Amy Jeffs has produced an extraordinarily multidimensional book. She moves from creative retellings of the stories to explanations of the texts and where they came from. Jeffs invites us to join her at the threshold of the early medieval imagination.
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FORTY FARMS AMY BATEMAN, INSPIRED BY LAKELAND, £29.90 (HB)
In March 2021, award-winning photographer Amy Bateman set out to tell the visual story of forty Cumbrian farms, at a time of profound change for our landscapes, climate and economy. From isolated farmsteads to businesses at the cutting edge of innovation,
