'This beautiful picture book is perfect for the end of summer...
Sibylle von Olfers has an eye for beauty in nature, the illustrations are very attractive to look at and take you to a magical world of nature, inhabited by sprites and fairies who always look after you and get you home in time for tea! A gentle and reassuring read that makes a lovely bedtime story.'
-- Kaleidoscope Magazine
'Born in East Prussia in 1881, Sibylle von Olfers' highly adept naturalist style places her work firmly in the vein of Beatrix Potter, Kate Greenaway and Elsa Beskow. On publication of The Story of the Root Children in 1996, Floris Books in Edinburgh made this classic of European children's literature available in the United Kingdom. It seems fitting that ten years following this they should reaffirm commitment to Olfers prestige in the children's literature world through publication of The Story of the Wind Children. Autumn and nature are brilliantly personified in this beautifully detailed work'
--Jake Hope, Achuka
'In each of her seasonal books, von Olfers' illustrations are painted in tones which perfectly match the mood of the time of year, and her cherubic Nature children speak of a timeless innocence. A joy for children and an inspiration for adults.'
-- Juno Magazine, Autumn 2007
