Susie Spikol will be at The Country Bookseller Saturday, May 3 from 10:30 to 12:30 signing copies of her new book “Forest Magic for Kids.” Filled with activities inspired by imagination, folklore, and science, “Forest Magic for Kids” is an invitation to all readers to step outside and discover the beauty and magic of the world. This event is recommended for ages 4 and up as kids will have the opportunity to make a magical forest activity with Susie.
Over the course of her 30-year career as a naturalist, Susie has taught thousands of children, parents, and teachers and given hundreds of public talks at nature centers, schools, colleges, universities, libraries, and conferences. She has received numerous awards, including the Garden Club of America’s Hull Award, New Hampshire’s Environmental Educator Award, and the New Hampshire Association of Conservation Districts Educator of the Year. Her first book, “The Animal Adventurer’s Guide: How to Prowl for Owls, Make Snail Slime, and Catch a Frog Bare-Handed” was recognized with a National Parenting Products Award.
When not catching frogs with preschoolers, making gnome homes with second-graders, tracking bobcats with middle-schoolers, or hawk-watching with her own three children, Susie tucks away time to write. Look for her writing in Yankee, Northern Woodlands, Taproot Magazine, and the Center for Humans and Nature magazine. Several of her essays have been featured in environmental educator and author David Sobel’s books. She is a regular contributor to the column “Backyard Nature” in her local paper, The Monadnock Ledger Transcript in Peterborough, NH. For over 25 years, Susie has been a contributor to the Harris Center for Conservation Education’s newsletter, The Hearsay.
For more information or to reserve copies of either of Susie’s books, call The Country Bookseller at (603)569-6030.