I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

While I like the concept of this book, it's not quite what I expected. Geared toward families with young kinds this book is broken down by season with activities, recipes, and ideas to celebrate the season. While the collection of these ideas is interesting, I wasn't particularly inspired by anything in this book. There are some ok recipes and little crafts for kids to enjoy. I think it's a nice book for ideas, but not super in depth.

Seasonal, Wheel of the Year, whatever you want to call it, this book is a great addition to your family’s library. The focus being on natural and healthy makes this one a true treasure for parents who want to “Celebrate the seasons” as a family. I really enjoyed the fact that so many people contributed and shared their own traditions to include in this book. There’s something for everyone in this book.

This book is for the outdoors family with a spiritual connection with nature.
Very beautiful design, this is definitely a book you will be enjoying to look at, full of recipes for food, self-care, teas, activities to do with kids and little insights into multiple cultures giving clues to live more in harmony with seasons / your body / your family... A truly lovely book I would love to have on my shelves, with things such as bath salts I would love to try making, pies, woven trays and so much more.
Love it.

This book will be a wonderful resource for its intended audience. It is filled with information, reflections, projects, photos, illustrations and more from the contributors.

This title is organized by “micro”seasons. Start anytime that you like or look forward or backward in the book just for the fun of it. To focus on our current time of early spring, here is some of what will be found. There are recipes for No Fuss Crispy Roast Chicken with Winter Roots; Calendula & Coconut Castile Shampoo and Body Was; a section on Dorodango Mud Balls and more. By late winter, make Heart Beet Hummus or Creamy Squash and Lentil Soup. There are also Rainbow Prisms for the window instructions, to name just some of what is here.

One of the nice touches in this title is that the difficulty of the projects is included. This is a book for those who like to be hands on and to work together with others, at least sometimes.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for this title. All opinions are my own.

This is an interesting guide to what essentially is a natural life. It's not applicable in many senses to people living in big cities. Though I did enjoy some of the recipes.

This was an interesting read. I picked it up more from a place of curiosity than knowing that it was the book for me. I'm certainly glad to have satiated my curiosity. You can tell this was drafted with enthusiasm and love. I do happen to live on another continent so it's not always referring to the seasons when I experience them, or my specific flora and fauna, but the messages remain relevant.

This is an interesting family project book wherein season by season you cook, craft and reflect on your place in the world and in nature. I enjoyed the recipes and self-care/wellness "recipes/instructions" and the cafts looked interesting as well.

I could see cooking these things myself and even doing the self-care creations as well as the crafts and I don't have a family...well, a family that would be interested as they are all older than I am.

A great book to spend the year with your family spending time together while enjoying the world.

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As a family with 4 young children that makes time outdoors and learning life skills as a family a priority this book is sure to become a valuable resource. I love how this book is organized seasonally in a low pressure way to add more natural living in every season. I will definitely be recommending this book to other like minded families!

This is a wonderful seasonal family almanac that will make your kids excited for each season change. The authors share many crafts, projects, food recipes, and cosmetic recipes that will keep you buys all year. I will say many of the crafts and projects are geared towards hunger children, but you might get a few teens involved in some of the recipes. Overall a great family almanac.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of Seasonal Family Almanac.

I love the premise behind this; a seasonal family almanac filled with arts and crafts for your little ones and healthy, good for you recipes to nourish your body and soul.

This guide is organized into twelve chapters and contains contributions from a host of diverse people.

The recipes for cooking, self care, and crafts are meant for you and your family to strengthen your connections with nature and the Earth; .

The book's positive and empowering message remind us that a taking care of ourselves and our family is tied to a meaningful connection with our planet.

A great seasonal almanac, with lots of great natural recipes and crafts. I appreciated the attention to detail with the symbol key, it’s very helpful for identifying if the recipe is gluten-free and how complicated the recipe or craft is. Can’t wait to try the blueberry lavender crisp bars, fire candied peaches and more!

Thank you, Netgalley and Chronicle Books , for the advance reading copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

⭐⭐⭐⭐-- Cute cover on this one.

I love a good seasonal almanac. There is just something about seeing the season's broken down into recipes, crafts, inspirations that makes my heart happy. This particular seasonal almanac was exceptionally well done. It was visually pleasing, which is always a must. There is a thorough introduction with a section of how to use the book and what the different symbols mean. As I mentioned there are plenty of photos, graphics, even a spot or two where you can write notes. The recipes are easy to follow and sound delish. Same with the crafts and homemade household products. And there are plenty of both to keep you busy all year long. 👍🏻👍🏻

**ARC Via NetGalley**