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For nature lovers and anyone cherishing a connection with the world around them, Small Scale Stories are works of imagination and inspiration. In the 10th book of the series, you will meet a spider proud of her webs, a bridge that sings opera, a fearless sparrow, a crane who admires his reflection, and many more characters whose stories are worth pondering. These small gifts are perfect gifts to spark an appreciation of our interconnected world. We look after the things we appreciate and pay attention to. The books encourage readers to reconsider their place in the world around them. They give voice to ordinary flora, fauna, and human-created objects.As John Muir said in Nature Writings, "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." Small Scale Stories celebrate those connections. They are perfect gifts for any occasion.

A reflection catches your eye. You stand in awe. A rock is so ancient you wonder what it has seen. You stop and listen for its stories. Flowers grow in an unlikely place. You feel your heart burst with joy. A rose looks wonky, asymetrical. You honor its beauty. Your friend forgets the words to a song. You sing them for him.You, my friend, are a planet lover. You hear the songs of wind, earth, people, and water. You love knowing you contain within you the same elements as all the stars of the Milky Way. You feel your connection with geese, trees, birds, and clouds. You know a secret hidden from many humans, that every rock, duck, leaf, and even building, is your relative. You stretch your arms and heart to embrace them all.The Small Scale Stories in this ninth entry in the series are for you. Celebrate being an insider among those who are quietly working to safeguard this stunning planet. You are an unsung hero.Share the stories with friends. Some of them will scratch their heads and find you strange. But your tribe, your planet-loving friends, will be happy to know they are not alone. You see them. You understand them. You love them.

Small Scale Stories are about loving and safekeeping the beautiful blue ball we live on. Tales in this 8th volume of the series are about life's many points of decision and transition.You stand on the precipice, staring at the chasm. Behind you is the life you have known. It is comfortable, but it no longer fits. Ahead of you is the Canyon of the Unknown. If you turn back, you will return to the familiar, the easy. It will not make you happy, but you already know how to move through the days it offers. If you step forward, off the edge, you will fly...or you will crash. What choice will you make? Excited and Kind of Scared is the eighth entry into the series contains many of those moments of decision. The actors are leaves, birds, weeds, and building pipes. They are metaphors. You will understand their excitement and their fear. These photographs and macro stories spur creativity by encouraging the readers to look more closely at the world around them. The hand-sized books make great gifts for birthdays, graduations, and special occasions.

If we want to change something, we have to change the stories we tell about it. So this is a good time to talk about changing the stories we tell about this amazing planet and all that's on it. The 7th book in the Small Scale Stories book does just that, giving voice to flora and fauna and even a crane and a park bench. We need their stories because they help us to respect and look after the storytellers, whether we consider them animate or inanimate.Anyone can help tell nature's stories. Sit at a wooden desk, and think about the tree it came from. Smell a flower, and consider what it would be like to spend all your life tethered to the earth. Watch a goose hanging out solo with a pair of mallards, and consider what made them companions. Duck for cover when a red-winged blackbird dive bombs your hair, and ponder what it must be like to be able to scare off birds many times your size.Storytellers are everywhere. Sometimes they tell their stories with words. Other times they evoke them with a turn of the head, a funny dance, or a wild blossoming in a starkly ugly place. All we have to do is pay attention, ponder, and ask what role we play in changing the stories.You are a storyteller. Everyone is. Be a storyteller for change, for honoring the earth, for loving the planet.

The 6th book of Small Scale Stories: Only Slightly Off Kilter is full of love letters to the planet. The photographs and their tiny stories celebrate amorous stones, lonely turtles, cheeky thistles, teasing koi, and many other characters who inhabit the world around us. Even a fire hydrant and a townhouse become characters in these short tales.The full-color photographs are stunning on their own, but the micro stories that accompany them encourage readers to take a closer look at the world around them. This collection was inspired by an osprey pair that incorporated a big plastic bag into their nest. It flapped away all summer, like the flag on a pirate ship. The osprey did not seem to mind, though it must have rustled mightily in strong winds. When they left, a great blue heron used their platform as a resting spot. He, too, seemed unfazed by the plastic bag.Unfortunately, the planet is fazed by plastic, a lot. Plastic bits attract birds, then clog their bellies. Toxic chemicals leach into streams. Castoffs pile high on beaches, streets and landfills.Plastic is everywhere and incredibly useful. We wear it, drive in it, and cook with it. Then we throw it away, to slowly degrade even into the food we eat.And yet, this gorgeous planet keeps giving us gifts like the ones in this book. So kick back and enjoy these small scale stories. They are love letters to this beautiful world that somehow cherishes us in spite of our plastic and our carelessness.

Your imagination is a theater with a full cast of characters. They compete for your attention. Some praise your intelligence and wit. Others shred your sense of self-worth. Some call you creative or inspiring. Others recite your failures.In Your Task Is To Be Admired, those inner characters pull on disguises and tell their stories. They speak as flowers, birds, logs, water and even a slice of bread. Like the iris in this book, their only task is to be admired, but they stumble around in a labyrinth of emotions. One moment they dance with wild joy. The next they fall into a pit of despair.These characters live inside everyone, but not everyone knows how to be entertained by their stories without being trashed by them. If you listen to seagulls, dance with wind, or play games with fish, you have the what it takes to enjoy their shenanigans without letting them call the shots. You are creative and inspired. This book is for you.

If you daydream, you will find friends in this book. If you talk to ducks and are sure you are communicating, you belong to the tribe. If clouds tell you stories, you are keeping your mind agile. If you believe everything is alive and is counting on you, you are connected to the universe in ways that are good for the planet. You have imagination. You are creative. You don't think outside the box. You were never inside it. You see the world edgewise and are entirely comfortable with that. Small Scale Stories are for you.In this fourth collection of Small Scale Stories, you will meet a contented beaver, a feather determined to help find a lost puppy, a rope and a stick becoming fast friends, a leaf trying to organize a symphony, a philosopher dog and many other offbeat characters. They will seem entirely familiar to you because you have met many just like them. You see dogs, trees, stones, ducks and people as interconnected. You understand we have more genes in common with each other than we have differences. So pick up this book, kick back and relax. You are among friends, and we are only slightly off kilter.

So...you're in a choir, preparing for your biggest show of the year. One by one, members disappear. Or maybe you're a seagull who looks innocent but has a wicked sense of humor. (Beware below.) You might, on the other hand, be a tree sprite, demure by day, wild by night.You could, of course, just be a human with so much imagination your mind works overtime. You know everything around you is alive and wonder why some people can't see it. This book will reassure you your "flights of fancy" are very real.Think of the third book in the Small Scale Stories series as a friend who understands your secret language. You are not weird when you tell the inside stories you hear and see. You are creative. You are special. You know what happens to the members of the Disappearing Pumpkin Choir.

If you are 100% confident in the way you look, act, and age, read this book to see all the crazy vulnerability you might be missing. If, on the other hand, you have an insecurity or two...or twenty...read this book to laugh and embrace your quirkiness, insecurities, and courage.If you are a fan of Brene Brown, Liz Gilbert, Mike Dooley, SARK or Tony Robinson, read this book. They have taught you to embrace your beautiful, unique self, but sometimes you forget. Keep these Small Scale Stories by your bed, tucked in your briefcase, or in a drawer of your desk. Next time vulnerability buckles your knees, read a story or two, take a deep breath, laugh out loud, and keep on moving.Parts of Me Are Still Amazing is the second book in the Small Scale Stories series. The full-color photographs and lyrical short tales explore the communications most people pass by without noticing. Weeds unveil their secret lives. A hood ornament reveals an impressive imagination. Stones show uncanny wisdom.The books are hand sized, just the right size for keeping on a bedside table and giving to friends. Writing teachers will find them a useful tool for nourishing imagination and creativity.

Trees talk. So do flowers, geese, bridges, and fire hydrants. They are some of the best storytellers on the planet. Cathryn Wellner captured the evidence in this hand-sized book of photographs and small-scale stories. Jump on a creative journey with a guide whose connection to the world is quirky and slightly off kilter. (Small Scale Stories #1)