Celebrate the release of Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol’s second book, Forest Magic for Kids — a playful activity guide that invites children, families, educators, and caregivers to explore the imaginative spaces that nature holds for all of us. From gnome homes and elfin picnics to secret forts and wee mice adventures, discover how you too can find a bit of magic in the wild!

5 to 6 p.m. at the Harris Center. Space is limited, and registration is required. For more information, including questions about accessibility, contact Susie.

Co-sponsored by the Harris Center for Conservation Education and the Toadstool Bookshop.

About Susie Spikol

Writer and Harris Center teacher-naturalist Susie Spikol has spent her life exploring the intersection of nature and story. Growing up in Brooklyn, she searched for fairies and gnomes, enchanted by fireflies and snails — an early love of nature that shaped her 30-year career as a naturalist and educator. She has inspired thousands through hands-on programs and public talks, earning numerous awards for her work. A regular contributor to Yankee, Northern Woodlands, and Taproot Magazine, she also writes the “Backyard Nature” column for the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. Her first book, published in 2022,  The Animal Adventurer’s Guide: How to Prowl for Owls, Make Snail Slime, and Catch a Frog Bare-Handed, was recognized with a National Parenting Products Award. Her new book Forest Magic for Kids: How to Find for Fairies, Make a Secret Fort, and Cook Up an Elfin Picnic is filled with activities inspired by imagination, folklore, and science and an invitation to all readers to step outside and discover the beauty and magic of the world.