Sharing stories told and retold time and again can be a wonderful aspect to your relationship with your children. Hearing about characters from all corners of the earth stirs emotions and resolves issues in the inner being of the child.

A Donsy of Gnomes

Seven gentle gnome stories to read to your children. In them you will meet eight charming gnomes, and their friends. Gnomes who teach gnome-sized lessons in generosity, selflessness, resourcefulness, courage and friendship. Includes practical ideas for creating your own world of faerie through plays, puppetry, costumes, nature tables and more! By Sieglinde De Francesca

In this warm display of old-fashioned know-how and family spirit, a blanket is made from scratch--from the shearing to the carding, spinning, dyeing, and weaving. And it all starts in the pen that Pa built. Written by David Edwards. Illustrated by Ashley Wolf. Hardcover.

The Sun Seed

A little Sun Seed follows the cycle of spring into summer into fall into winter as she grows from seedling to golden flower. The color illustrations were created with naturally-dyed wool fibers, needle felted in layers to create depth and details to tell this charming and simple story for the young child. A sweet and gentle tale of metamorphosis. Ages 3 to 5. Hardcover.

The Girl Who Never Let Her Mother Brush Her Hair ~ a pedagogical story

Created when the author's fourth child was about three years old. According to her mother, Anna was a lovely girl with a sensitive head and a stubborn streak. Doris needed to use her imagination quite a bit to get her to do what was needed.

One day Anna did not want her hair brushed and Doris said, "But didn't I ever tell you about the girl who never let her mother brush her hair?" Then she made up this story and Anna heard it day after day, until she started to brush her own hair. Written and illustrated by Doris Rainville, a Waldorf kindergarten teacher.

Around the Year ~ mini

In this mini edition of the perennial favorite from Elsa Beskow, Around the Year, delightful verses and delicate, playful color illustrations take young children through the special joys of each month of the year, from icy February to the green shoots of April, the red poppies of July, September’s apples, and the delights of December. 5" x 7" Hardbound. Ages 3 and up.

The Secret Garden

She put the key in and turned it...
And then she took a long breath...
She was standing inside the secret garden.
It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place anyone could imagine.

In what is certainly the most beautiful full-color edition of this acknowledged childrens' classic, we come to know (and eventually love) Mary Lennox, the spoiled and sullen orphan sent to the dour moors of Yorkshire to be magically transformed by the powers of nature, young Dicken, and the discovery of a secret, walled garden. This is a book (and this is the edition) that should be in the library of every child. First published in 1911, this title has never been out of print and is still as fresh today as it was when first published. My favorite book as a child! Color illustrations by Graham Rust. Hardcover. Age 9 and up.

A timeless collection of twenty of Aesop's best-loved animal fables punctuated by the age-old morals that have instructed countless generations. Accompanied by beautiful, full-color illustrations from award-winning artist Don Daily, this volume highlights such fables as "The Goose Who Laid the Golden Eggs," "The Mouse and the Frog," "The City Mouse and the Country Mouse" and the one and only "The Tortoise and the Hare."  13" x 10" Hardbound. Ages 4-8.

Pelle has a lamb whose coat grows longer and longer, while Pelle’s Sunday suit grows shorter! Pelle shears the lamb, and the wool is carded, spun, dyed, and woven. Finally, the tailor makes a new suit for Pelle. Mini edition of Elsa Beskow's classic. Color illustrations, 7" x 5". Hardbound. Ages 4-6.

Peter in Blueberry Land ~ mini

Peter is looking for blueberries for his mother's birthday and he can't find a single one. Suddenly he feels a light tap on his shoe - and a strange and magical adventure is about to begin. From Elsa Beskow, Swedish author and illustrator. Originally published in 1901. Measures a cute 7" x 5". Color illustrations. Hardbound. Ages 4-6.

The Seven-Year-Old Wonder Book - by Isabel Wyatt

Sylvia lives with her mother in a white cottage at the edge of the woods. In the evening, Sylvia’s mother tells her wonderful stories, and during the night, the Rhyme-Elves paint pictures and write poems in her Wonder-Book.  Join Sylvia and the Rhyme-Elves in this tale of the tales as you are taken through the highlights of the year, through Christian holidays and birthdays.  Written in 1958, this book will appeal to the seven-year-old and any others who can remember that remarkable year.  Ages 6 and up. 144 pages, paperback.

The Book of Fairy Princes - by Isabel Wyatt

A wonderful collection of stories which transport us to ivory towers, great forests, golden lands and kingdoms of beautiful colors. Especially appealing to the 3rd grade child.

Thorkill of Iceland (Viking Hero Tales)

The Vikings were the world's greatest adventurers and undertook astonishing journeys. These stories are beautifully and dramatically retold from the old sources. Especially for the 4th grade child.

The Magic Knot and other Tangles by Reg Down

The Magic Knot is a making-tale comedy starring Pine Cone and Pepper Pot. High in the branches of a great oak lives their friend, Tiptoes Lightly. Her house is an acorn, and it has no furniture ~ aside from two downy feathers given to her by Lucy the Goose to sleep on. Soon it will be Tiptoes' birthday, and Pine Cone and Pepper Pot decide to make her one table and three chairs ~ which should be a simple task for two clever gnomes! When her surprise party finally rolls around, Tiptoes tells the enchanting tale of how she came to live in the Great Oak Tree as a daughter of Father Sun and Mother Wind. Wonderful tales set in nature for children ages 6 to 9. 

Big-Stamp Two-Toes the Barefoot Giant by Reg Down

These tales follow Tiptoes Lightly and friends through springtime. Ompliant the Elephant has his leg pulled by Chit-Chat the Chipmunk, and gets to see Jeremy Mouse’s babies (he just can’t believe they are pink – and with no fur!). Tom Nutcracker follows giant footprints deep into the forest and gets himself hopelessly treed (luckily the ‘giant’, Ompliant the Elephant, helps him down), and Tiptoes and the gnomes sail down Running River to Pixie Island and hear how Forget-me-nots got their name. Wonderful tales set in nature. Wonderful tales set in nature for children ages 6 to 9.

The Festival of Stones by Reg Down

Autumn and Winter Tales of Tiptoes Lightly ~ Tiptoes and her friends - including Farmer Johns children, Tom Nutcracker and June Berry - celebrate the festivals of Michaelmas, Halloween, Martinmas, Advent and Christmas. Wonderfully captures the inner mood of nature during autumn and winter.  You'll find these illustrated tales to be reverent, humorous and sacred. Wonderful tales set in nature for children ages 6 to 9.

The Tales of Tiptoes Lightly by Reg Down

The Tales of Tiptoes Lightly is made up of three adventure series: 'The Bee who lost his Buzz', 'Pumpkin Crow' and 'Lucy Goose and the Half-egg.' Each series is comprised of 14 different short tales or chapters; over 40 in all and the sweetest stories I've ever read. Lavishly and lovingly illustrated by the artist-author, the stories are humorous, sanguine and droll. They are innocent and magical nature tales of Tiptoes, a fairy who lives in an acorn high up in the branches of Great Oak Tree. Suitable for reading to children ages 3 and up or for young children to read. Wonderful tales set in nature for children ages 6 to 9.

Not only an author and illustrator, Reg Down is also an experienced Waldorf teacher and trained Eurythmist (an art of movement and gesture).

Seasonal Boardbooks - Gerda Muller

Back in print at last!  These colorful books are a series of four sturdy boardbooks without text. The series takes young children through the four seasons of the year with fun, active beautifully illustrated pictures.  My children and I enjoyed many hours of cozy lap-time looking at wordless books.  The pictures provided lots to talk about and helped to develop their language skills. 7"x8" Ages 1-5.

Autumn  ~ See children playing in leaves, collecting conkers, flying kites, making jam...

Spring ~ Shows children playing with lambs, sowing seeds, painting Easter eggs, watching baby birds... 

Summer ~ Portrays children fishing for tadpoles, playing at the beach, eating ice-cream, enjoying evening picnics... 

Winter ~ Children shovel snow, ice skate, feed birds, celebrate Christmas... 

Puck the Gnome ~ back on stock

From master storyteller, Jakob Streit, comes this amusing story. Puck, who has one foot facing forward and one backward, illuminates the world of the hard-working gnomes. The moral insights, wisdom, humor, and true goodness found in Puck's adventures delights both children and adults. 100 pages. Ages 4 and up. Softbound.

The House Above the Trees

Tree Mother put her hand on the dark trunk.
" This is the stair to my house," she said. " We must climb."
The branches were very close together and the climb was rather like going up difficult stairs. As they ascended, the moonlight grew brighter and brighter. And when they had almost reached the top, there was the moon, large, round, beautiful, away off at the edge of the world, flooding the wood with light.

Charlie Needs a Cloak

Charlie the shepherd shears his sheep, cards and spins the wool, weaves and dyes the cloth, and sews a beautiful new red cloak. Pictures and humorous story by Tomie dePaola. Ages 5-9

The Goat in the Rug by Geraldine

Geraldine is a goat and Glenmae, a Navajo weaver. One day, Glenmae decides to weave Geraldine into a rug. The reader learns in a fun way about the care and pride involved in the weaving of a Navajo rug - and about cooperation among friends. Ages 4-8.

LMNOP and All the Letters A to Z

This fun book of lighthearted poems is a playful presentation of the written word and brings an imaginative approach to language learning. For each letter there's a fun verse and colorful illustration that embodies the shape of the letter. Helpful introduction includes ways to also use LMNOP as a resource and tool for teaching the letters of the alphabet. Poems by Howard Schrager. Illustrated by Bruce Bischof.

 

 

B is in bowl, bag, Basket, and bin. All manner of places To keep berries in. A brawny brown bear Called Big Belly Beholds a bee buzzing; Oh our busy B.	Eagle of light I seek in the heights; Toward your beam Now I reach, As you stream From the east. E's in the elbow I bend when I eat; E's doubly there In my knees and my feet...

LMNOP Alphabet Wall Cards

A super learning tool.  On the front of each laminated card there is a beautiful colored-pencil illustration of one of the 26 letters found in the LMNOP book. The accompanying rhyme on the back tells us what the letter has to say! 

Some suggested uses ~ Mount them on the wall, forming a children's art gallery or display one at a time on a stand as the focus of a particular lesson.  Hold in your hand and use like flash cards. The child can make a game of mixing them up and putting them back in order or find the pictures within the pages of the book LMNOP.  As the child learns to read, the cards can be arranged and rearranged to make words. Each card measures 8 1/2" x 11".

Butterfly		Violets		Forget- Me-Nots

Wool Art Bookmarks from Imagin'edition

Giraffe		Rainbow		Sailboat		Gnome

Wool Art Bookmarks from Imagin'edition