Gift Focus - Jan/Feb 2019 (Issue 111)

206 giftfocus THE GARDENER’S YEAR BY PIPPA GREENWOOD RRP: £9.99 Format: Hardback ISBN: 9781786857651 This indispensable reference guide to every season from Summersdale contains specific month-by-month to-do lists for ornamental gardens, edible crops and general maintenance, as well as tips on everything green- fingered, from protecting your plants from frost, pets and disease to making sure you get a bumper harvest to enjoy year-round. The book is written by Pippa Greenwood, who was a presenter on Gardeners’ World for 13 years. Pippa now runs a successful grow-your-own business and contributes to BBC Gardeners’ World magazine. For further information, visit summersdale.com POP-UP MOON BY ANNE JANKELIOWITCH RRP: £19.95 Format: Hardback ISBN: 9780500651865 Find out where the moon came from, why it seems to change shape, how its power affects Earth and what causes an eclipse. Shoot into space with the Saturn V rocket and travel back in time to join the first men on the moon. Written by environmental engineer Anne Jankéliowitch, illustrated by award-winning Annabelle Buxton and with paper engineering by Olivier Charbonnel, this clever book from Thames & Hudson will take you into the stars. For further information, visit thamesandhudson.com OUR FAMILY BY ABRAMS & CHRONICLE RRP: £14.99 Format: Hardback ISBN: 9781419733895 Our Family is a new title from Abrams & Chronicle. It is designed to help families record cherished traditions, happy memories and fun facts about each family member. The exquisitely designed keepsake journal can be used to commemorate a specific celebration or kept just for immediate family and returned to regularly at holidays or birthdays to see how family members have grown and changed as time goes by. It begins with a chapter dedicated to recording details about your immediate family. The second chapter contains a questionnaire meant to capture fun facts, stories and memories from individual family members. The last section is full of activities for the whole family to engage in. With a family tree included, the book makes a charming family keepsake. For more information, visit abramsandchronicle.co.uk MUM IN A MILLION BY SUMMERSDALE RRP: £6.99 Format: Hardback ISBN: 9781786857541 Mum in a Million from Summersdale is an inspiring little book that makes an excellent gift for a fabulous mum, be it for Mother’s Day, a birthday or any time the giver wants to remind their mother how special they are. The book is packed with hand-picked quotes from writers and celebrities and statements to show mums how much they mean. It is a great keepsake that will remind her again and again that she really is a mum in a million. For more information, visit summersdale.com bookshelf We turn the page on some of the latest gift books to hit the shelves