Everyday Wild: An Illustrated Guide for Mindfulness in Nature

by Kathryn Hunter, Bo Hunter

Genres: Science Nature, Nature

160 pages, Hardcover

Published April 29, 2025

About the author

Glad you're here. I write erotic short stories, most of them free, when the spirit moves me. I also blog and tweet a good bit, so get in touch.

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Reviews

[Jamie Johnson Leach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as meditative as I expected, but beautiful and full of facts.

[Gillian Brownlee · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars: I liked it!

The artwork was the highlight of this book. Absolutely stunning. I felt like the rest of it was lacking a bit. There was a little science, a little mindfulness, but not really enough of either. It was a lovely, relaxing little read though. And again, the pictures were gorgeous.

[Suzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a beautiful and amazing book, illustrations are lovely and the content is clear and understanding. We live on a beautiful planet and so often we take its beauty for granted. A great book to read with your children!

[Lizzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you love nature already, there’s nothing new for you in here. Basic facts, somewhat randomly inserted, North America centric but with random non native plants thrown in, and most of the time acting like many of the covered species are generalized across the states.

The info about forageables especially mushrooms is dangerously oversimplified. There are warnings, but it seems a mistake to have included it.

The art is beautiful. Bonus point for that.

If you love mindfulness already, there are no new or interesting ideas in here. Listen to birds, write a poem, go for a hike. If you need a book to teach you that, find a better one.

My library seems overrun with these books- gorgeous art, beautifully made, but lackluster writing. This one at least is North America centric. Many in my library are from the UK, act very general about nature and what to do in it, but then are very specifically geared to UK Audiences. This subgenre of book seems over saturated and I want more regional specificity though I realize that likely isn’t profitable.

[Carmen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice illustrations! Good book for kids to step outside and find the nature surrounding them. They don’t have to go far, the book is mostly as if you step out the front door, what you can find if you look. There’s also some simple kid-friendly action items at the end of each chapter.

As for the mindfulness aspect of the book, not bad. It uses the solar system to remind the reader, and I quote, “you are not the center of the universe.” And animal track identification to show you might feel lost but you’re not alone.

Pretty basic (and easy to understand) science parts. You won’t learn anything a kid’s science textbook wouldn’t teach you.

[Alyson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to learn from the nature journal folks. I have always loved their art, so this academic year, I will read as much as possible as my own art school. I adore ekphrastic poetry so nature journaling seems similar to me.

Loved the 5.4.3.2.1 practice summarized here:
5 things you see outside
4 things you feel
3 things you hear
2 things you smell
1 thing you taste

And always Rilke
"If we surrendered to Earth's intelligence, we could rise up rooted like trees."

[Brandi Rae Fong]

Pretty illustrations with chapters filled various nature facts and prompts for ways to be more present while outside. I liked it, but I think it's better appreciated as a book to dip into here and there over time.

[darcylupin. · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations in this book are brilliant.
looking at nature through a mindful lense.
if we stop and look around from the smallest things in nature to the biggest. It was a delightful read.