Book Summary
"The wisest and noblest teacher is nature itself." - Leonardo da Vinci
Nature Is Our Nurture is a picture book that contains deep and meaningful analogies of nature. The analogies show how we can grow, love, and live our lives to the fullest. This book explains more than 50 empowering life lessons from philosophers, poets, spiritual leaders, and psychologists and illustrates how nature backs up these lessons. In this book you will learn ways to give and receive love and how to love yourself and others more fully. It provides a fun way to learn about different morals and values from multiple perspectives and cultures. I have chosen the lessons in this book based on my experience in working as a psychotherapist and through books I've read that stood out to me the most. Every lesson has an affirmation and a beautiful drawing to go with it making it enjoyable for adults and children.
ABOUT US
The author, Christine Cronin, is an MSW and MPH graduate of Washington University in St. Louis. She has worked in the field of psychology since 2004. She began to fulfill her life-long goal to serve the veteran community by becoming Vice President at a non-profit at age 27 working with the homeless, continued her work in San Francisco, and recently returned to the Midwest to live closer to family. She has been a yoga instructor since 2022, completed the first level of Reiki training in 2023, and has visited 18 countries. She also received an outstanding humanitarian award in college for writing a paper related to Traditional Chinese Medicine and the importance of natural healing.
The artist, Rose Cronin, is largely self-taught and according to her grandmother, started drawing when she was old enough to hold a pencil. She enjoys drawing, painting, sculpture, mosaic and photography. She especially loves to draw and paint animals and nature. She has placed in two art shows for pastel and charcoal drawings, painted commissioned artwork, designed and painted a mural as a donation to a local kindergarten, and designed several business logos. Her style is influenced by the bold, colorful styles of post impressionism, expressionism, and art deco.
