Four Stories for the Turning Year

Irish nature myths for little explorers, one for every season, with a small activity to try after each. No garden needed.

You want your child to grow up with more than screens and a packed schedule, but finding the time or the stories yourself is another thing entirely.

I felt the same way before I started writing these down.

What's inside

The Old Woman Who Made the Mountains: Meet the Cailleach, who shaped Ireland's hills one stone at a time

The Girl Who Brought Back the Light: Brigid returns each February, and the days grow longer because of it

The Queen of the Long Evenings: Áine rules the gold light of midsummer

Where the Sídhe Go to Sleep: The hidden folk retreat beneath the hills to rest

Hi, I'm Jessica.

I studied archaeology before I started Little Sprouts, and I come from a family that's been growing things in Ireland for generations. Somewhere between those two, I started writing down the old stories about the seasons, the ones that explained the year long before calendars did.

Today those stories are part of every Little Sprouts Garden Box that goes out, alongside organic seeds, peat-free compost, seasonal crafts and recipes, delivered on the first of the month.

4 seasons

4 original stories

Rooted

in Irish folklore

Made

in Ardee, Co. Louth

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Inside the collection

Everything in this free collection

• Four original stories, one for every Irish season
• A simple nature activity to try after each
• A question to talk through together

This is a small taste of what's inside every Little Sprouts Garden Box, delivered monthly with organic seeds, peat-free compost, seasonal crafts and recipes, delivered on the first of the month.