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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.
The Star Children
Dreamy watercolors illustrate this beautiful story of the Star Children and their journey to earth to awaken the light in us all. Jill Yasmin Kaplan is a teacher, artist and healer and has worked with children for over 20 years in both public and Waldorf schools. 8 in. x 6 in., 30 pages.
The Waldorf Book of Poetry
Take an inspiring journey through time that brings history, math, social studies, science, language and geography to life. Open up doors to ancient cultures, far-away places, the seasons and rhythms of the year, and the wonder of plants animals and nature.
Over 425 poems by classic and modern poets form a comprehensive collection revealing the power of the imagination in a wide range of subjects. Teachers will find a perfect poem for every class, parents will discover old favorites and new treasures to share with their children, and poetry lovers will delight in this indispensable collection. Edited by David Kennedy with an interesting and timely foreword by Eugene Schwartz. Hardcover. 352 pages.
The Lost Lagoon - by Reg Down
New from Reg Down. It is spring and Running River is in full flood. Join Tiptoes Lightly, Jeremy Mouse and Greenleaf the Sailor as they venture forth in Greenleaf's newly made boat and search for the Lost Lagoon. A book filled with wonder and magic with illustrated adventures that won't soon be forgotten. Scroll down for all of Reg Down's books. Ages 4 and up.
Mother Earth and Her Children
Deep below the ground, Mother Earth rouses her sleepy children. The little ones ready themselves for spring, then join a jubilant procession of bugs and beetles up into the summer meadows. In rhyming verse and embroidered quilted illustrations, the enchanting story is told, gently encouraging children to discover the wondrous world of nature just outside. Sieglinde Schoen Smith's award-winning quilt illustrates her favorite childhood story, Sybylle von Olfers' The Story of the Root Children.
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
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.
The Classic Treasury of Aesop's Fables
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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.
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".
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