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 THE GREEN BEAR

 This is an enchanting, magical story about children travelling through the night sky.

The illustrations are beautiful and full of rich details.

I was surprised to find that I learnt something about the movement of the constellations reading this children's book.

A joy for adults as well as children.

-Dr H. Payne, UK

 

The Green Bear: Linnea and Lars Visit the Night Sky! is a wonderful book filled with beautiful illustrations that takes the reader on an adventure through the night sky. It introduces astronomy concepts in a way that reminds the reader that they are a part of all of this magnificence!

My child loved the story and their only complaint was that they wanted to know more, so we sat out under the darkness of the new moon to investigate (I think this also means that there is a hope for a series like this one day). This book sparks wonder and magic in both the young and young at heart!

-L. Zucker, US

 

International Teacher, Author, Painter and Forest Witch in Europe and Globally

International Teacher, Author, Painter and Forest Witch in Europe and Globally

International Teacher, Author, Painter and Forest Witch in Europe and Globally

THE GREEN BEAR SERIES 

The Green Bear Series is a collection of full colour picture books for children (aged 3 - 8 years). 

Linnea and Lars are twins. They live in a cottage situated deep in a forest in Sweden and they have many friends in the same location. In the forest surrounding their house, there are many big rocks and boulders, covered in moss and lichen. One of those rocks is really a bear in disguise. On certain days, so called Green Days, The Green Bear awakens and takes local children on nocturnal adventures while their parents sleep. So far those adventures include a trip up the Milky Way, a visit to the enchanted realm of the Animal Mothers and (next up) a lesson in Magic from the local Forest Witch!

These books aim to provide a fun learning experience and introduction to subjects such as the night sky, the mysterious workings of the Deep Forest and the enchantment of a lasting soul connection with all other sentient beings.

Every book in The Green Bear Series offers a new teaching or tool for the spiritual toolkit any magical child needs to navigate the cosmos!

International Teacher, Author, Painter and Forest Witch in Europe and Globally

You can order copies of the The Green Bear books on amazon, both hard copies and Kindle version are available. Hard copies are printed and shipped locally. Sending signed copies out from England has become prohibitively expensive since Brexit - but it is a possibility!

My books are intended to plug a gap in the market: stories (and high quality images) that present an authentic shamanic or pagan worldview, for families practicing an Earth-based spirituality. I am open to topic requests!

 

THE GREEN BEAR SERIES, BOOK #1

Book number one introduces the Big Bear and the concept of magical Green Days!

Linnea and Lars are twins. They live in a cottage in the forest in Sweden. In this book they discover that The Green Bear has a twin sister in the night sky, called Big Bear (Ursa Major) and there is also a Little Bear (Ursa Minor) in the heavenly vault. One sister looks after planet Earth and the other Sister looks after our solar system! In this book Lars and Linnea  meet some of the animals (star constellations) in our night sky, as well as the planet/goddess Venus.

I hugely enjoy working on the illustrations, making them vibrant, magical and full of portals. 

I hope that these books will help children to keep the magic alive and the doorway to other worlds ajar!

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 THE GREEN BEAR SERIES BOOK #2

Lars and Linnea learn Animal Communication and Shape-shifting

The Green Bear awakens. It is the magical night before another Green Day! She collects Lars and Linnea and another adventure unfolds. This time they travel down a hollow tree trunk to an enchanted Forest. This is the Forest of Fairy Tales but it is also the place where the Animal Mothers live. The Animal Mothers watch over their animal children in our world and they watch over human children too.

Human children can visit the Animal Mothers to learn the ancient arts of animal communication and shape-shifting. Linnea and Lars receive wisdom teachings from the different Mothers of animal species. They practice shape-shifting by turning into twin polar cubs. The Green Bear drops them off at home only minutes before their parents wake up and a regular school day starts.

One key reason for writing this book is my awareness, based on years of working with children and families in shamanic practice, that children who master animal communication treat all animals well.

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THE GREEN BEAR SERIES, BOOK #4

In this book Lars and Linnea meet a Forest Witch, who gives them a lesson in magic!

Have you ever asked yourself what Magic is?!

Once again The Green Bear takes the twins on an adventure. They travel through dense fog to reach the Gingerbread House where she lives with her tame lynx and many other animals.

She invites the twins to cook up some serious magic in her Cauldron. Along the way Linnea and Lars learn what magic is, and isn't. 

And they soon realise that everyone works magic, no matter whether they are aware of this, or not...

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 International Teacher, Author, Painter and Forest Witch in Europe and Globally

THE GREEN BEAR SERIES, BOOK #5

Many children learn about death because a pet dies. Sometimes it is a grandparent or person in their community. Other times death hits very close to home, when a parent or sibling dies.

I have long wanted to write a book for children about navigating death and loss. In contemporary Western society most adults don't have a good handle on death, so many parents struggle to support children through processes of death or serious loss, in a spiritually meaningful way. This new book is intended as an invitation to talk to young children about death and it offers a spiritual perspective.

The twins Linnea and Lars live in a cottage in the forest. Not far from their house, The Green Bear is always dreaming up adventures for them. However, today they run into the forest for help because one of their cats, Tiger, is very ill. The Green Bear guides them through contacting the Animal Mothers for guidance and helping Tiger cross The Rainbow Bridge, where many animal friends await Tiger. Lars and Linnea learn how to let a dying pet go lovingly, with dignity. They also discover that every ending marks a new beginning.

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 BONUS BOOK:   GREEN DAYS 

I am not sure how many bears have an email address, but I know one bear who does!

While teaching in the US recently, I was asked to sign a pile of books (always a pleasure!) including picture books owned by children. It was brought to my attention that some children had written to The Green Bear recently, but not (yet) received a reply. Oh dear! I contacted her immediately and she promised to get on with it…

This book was originally written as a Bonus Book. For a year I offered it as a free down-load (but I no longer subscribe to the expensive site that facilitated this). 

The Green Bear explains what mysterious Green Days (as mentioned in book #1 and book #2) are. She also reveals a secret: she has an email address! She  invites children (with assistance from their chosen adult) to email her. Her intention is that all children who write in will (sooner or later) receive a personal message from The Green Bear!

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 International Teacher, Author, Painter and Forest Witch in Europe and Globally