Vol 4 : Clayton’s Pile Of Leaves: A Story of Autism and Composting

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Clayton’s Garden Adventures:
A Story of Autism and Gardening

Author of the new Children’s Book Series: Clayton’s Garden Journey: Stories of Autism and Gardening. Topics on Growing, Harvesting, Sowing & Composting and 108 Page Weather and Seasons Weekly Gardening Record Book available on Amazon and Kindle.

Aged from baby to under 5’s to enjoy, this book can be enjoyed by any age

Beautiful Bright Coloured Illustrated Large Size Book & Fonts
Relatable Clayton & Mum Characters
Under 400 Words
Ideal For Reading In Group Settings
Nurseries, Libraries & Child Minders Have Bought This Book
Talking Points on: Fruit, Veg, Flowers, Insects
Talking points on: Emotions and why others may feel them differently

Talking points on: Sensory issues – you’ll always see Clayton in ear defenders for blocking out sound and wearing a coat or bag even indoors for weight and feeling safe.

Short colourful story helping children understand differences in being Autistic through Clayton and how horticulture can have a therapeutic benefit. Supporting the awareness of starting gardening and being in nature with children from a young age, even if it is just a sunflower or a hanging basket of strawberries.

Vol 4 in the Series: COMPOSTING

Clayton’s Pile Of Leaves: A Story of Autism and Composting

Clayton’s Pile Of Leaves: A Story of Autism and Composting

A short story about a young boy discovering the magic of composting and soil. In this beautifully crafted story, Clayton embraces the art of composting and learning to build a Hugelkultur mound transforming scraps of food and leaves into soil and creating a sensory friendly garden. With determination and love, Clayton nurtures his garden and himself, growing resilience and confidence along the way. A touching narrative of transformation and the power of nature.

They are available on Amazon and have been realise on kindle (but are in black in white on there)

These books are now being stocked with SeedFolk.co on their website too if you would like to buy from a small business in the UK.

Happy Gardening!

Katrina & Clayton and family live in East Ayrshire and share their daily life in the garden on instagram. They practice permaculture principles in the garden, reducing & repurposing waste whenever they can. Katrina shows how home educating in nature has helped Clayton thrive.

Clayton Completed The 2 Grow and Learn Courses with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society This Year. Clayton has just turned 17, Autistic, Non Verbal & has been Home Educated for the last 7yrs. Katrina & Peter both hold their PDC Permaculture Design Course from Oregon State University

They featured on BBC Beechgrove Gardens Ep23 2022 and returned in 2023 for an update, Katrina & Clayton are also columnists for ScotlandGrows Magazine, Guest Blog for Caledonian Horticulture as well as working with Gardeners’ World Magazine and many other brands.

They are also Author of the new Children’s Book Series: Clayton’s Garden Journey: Stories of Autism and Gardening. Topics on Growing, Harvesting, Sowing & Composting and 108 Page Weather and Seasons Weekly Gardening Record Book available on Amazon and Kindle. Listen in on their Guest Podcasts to learn more about them.

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Author of the new children’s book series: Clayton’s Garden Journey: Stories of Autism and Gardening and Sowing, Growing, Weather and Seasons Weekly Gardening Record Book available on Amazon and Kindle