The Season of Giving! November 18 2025

It is the time again this year for expressing to those we admire, appreciate, and love, our gratitude for having these important people in our lives—often with a gift. This practice is a heartwarming one that pushes us to think of things that might delight the recipient, filled with meaning and riches of the heart that will give the receiver of our gifts the whispering message, the feeling of wonder we feel at our good fortune to have special people in our lives to whom we can give gifts.

Lanterns of Light: A Martinmas Celebration November 11 2025

A Note from the Library Lady

Well, friends, the chill of November has arrived. The bright blaze of autumn leaves is fading, and the days are growing shorter. As we draw near to the heart of the darker season, our Waldorf schools prepare for a tender, glowing celebration: Martinmas, observed each year around November 11.

Martinmas is not a grand festival with trumpets and pageantry. It is quiet, thoughtful, and serene—a celebration of light, warmth, and kindness. It reminds us that even a small act of goodness can brighten the darkness around us.

A Cloak Divided: The Enduring Light of St. Martin’s Generosity November 10 2025

Martin of Tours offers us a picture of self-sacrificing generosity that is rare in our modern times. 

The story of Martin of Tours is a story of generosity and compassion. On a bitterly cold night, the battalion leader in the Roman army, Martin, was riding behind his battalion of men, as usual, and the gates of a city that promised warmth and good food were closing for the night. Rather than enter the city with his men, Martin paused to help a poor beggar who was at risk of freezing to death in the cold, having been rejected from entering the city.

November- Author of the Month November 01 2025

Roberto Trostli has turned his attention to collecting his years of experience and organizing it into remarkably helpful books for teachers everywhere. After forty years of teaching in the classroom and founding a high school at the Hartsbrook School, with a special penchant for science in the Goethean tradition, we are delighted to help usher Trostli’s insightful knowledge into the world. Roberto is also a dedicated tap dancer, but this is beyond the scope of his “Author of the Month” status!

Music, Music, Music, Music, Music, Music, Music October 19 2025

Singing songs, singing rounds, singing the seasons, singing of all kinds, pentatonic flutes, recorder playing, string instruments, flutes, orchestra, choral singing, percussion instruments, musical plays, and more, and more! From singing through the day in preschool and kindergarten, to mastering the pentatonic flute in grades one and two, to learning the recorder in grade three and starting a stringed instrument, to full form orchestra to, alto, tenor, and bass recorders, and singing for just about everything—music is integral to everything taught in Waldorf schools.

October - Author of the Month October 12 2025

In Waldorf schools, teachers and students love making music with recorders! This is passion assists Waldorf class teachers as it gives everyone the opportunity to play during main lesson, and livens up the mornings with bright and beautiful music—by an orchestra of recorders.

The Library Lady Tames the Dragon (instead of slaying him) with Books That Teach, Inform and Imagine Beyond the Ordinary September 27 2025

The Library Lady invites you to join her this Michaelmas season with a journey: get lost in books that enchant, inform, and spark the imagination. With these marvelous stories, you can tame dragons of fear, anxiety, preoccupation with frightening things, and with information that brings strength, courage, light, good sleep. St. George certainly did slay the dragon but now is the time to tame, transform, and redeem the dragon! 

Get Ready for Michaelmas - a Festival of Strength and Gratitude! September 27 2025

Michaelmas is not just another festival circled on the calendar. Oh no! It is a festival of courage — one that draws us together as a community, fills us with gratitude, and helps us remember the strength that lives within each of us.

September - Author of the Month September 09 2025

This month The Library Lady has chosen Dorothy Harrer, who taught at the Rudolf Steiner School, New York City (RSSNYC) for decades, including the fifties, sixties, and seventies. She was among the first to begin sharing ideas with other teachers in North America, from stories for each age level to circle games for introducing math concepts to the young.

August - Author of the Month August 22 2025

Arthur Pittis, author of Pedagogical Theater and the Pittis Reader Series, is the Library Lady’s choice for author of the month! Arthur was a long-time class teacher at the Waldorf School of Baltimore, taking two classes all the way through.

Back to School: 10 Gentle Tips for a Waldorf-Inspired Transition August 04 2025

The final weeks of summer offer a precious opportunity to prepare for the new school year with intention and care. In Waldorf education, transitions are honored with rhythm, presence, and a deep respect for the child’s inner world. Rather than rushing back into structure, we can gently guide our children toward the school rhythm with warmth and confidence.

This quick guide offers simple, nurturing ways to ease your family into the school year—focusing on connection, daily rhythms, and emotional support. Whether it’s lighting a candle at breakfast, organizing school supplies together, or simply slowing down, these small gestures can make a big difference.

Read on for 10 practical and heart-centered tips to help your child feel ready, secure, and even excited to begin again.

Back to School the Waldorf Way August 01 2025

The transition from summer to school can stir many emotions—eagerness, uncertainty, and everything in between. For families grounded in Waldorf education, this shift is approached not with pressure or urgency, but with rhythm, presence, and deep respect for the unfolding child. The goal isn’t to jump back into academics, but to gently guide the child into a new season of growth, connection, and discovery.

July - Author of the Month July 07 2025

July is the month we celebrate Eric Müller, author of two adventure-fantasy novels for youngsters: The Invisible Boat and The Invisible Boat and the Molten Dragon. 

Book Review: Geron and Virtus- A Fateful Encounter of Two Youths June 23 2025

Geron and Virtus invites us to consider what bravery really looks like. It's not always found in battle—it's often found in the quiet courage to do what is right, even when it breaks with tradition. 

Five Easy Ways to Support Summer Reading June 17 2025

Five Easy Ways to Support the Transport to Wonders through Good Stories for Youngsters

Waldorf Summer Reading June 16 2025

Five Easy Ways to Support the Transport to Wonders through Good Stories for Youngsters (Summer Reading:-)

June - Author of the Month June 01 2025

We all love stories. Whether in a book or a re-telling of an event, or in a film or play; stories teach and inspire and make life easier to understand. A good story can make us laugh or feel compassion or even anger or anxiety. A good storyteller knows how to choose a story that will delight listeners by delivering it with the right emphasis, to make it maximally engaging. Jakob Streit was one of these truly great storytellers.

The Joy (and Benefits) of Summer Reading! May 30 2025

In Waldorf education, we often emphasize the importance of rhythm and reverence, of stories that awaken the inner life and help children find their place in the world. Reading—whether curled up with a loved one, listening with rapt attention, or delighting in decoding a word alone—is more than literacy instruction. It is soul nourishment.

MAY - Author of the Month May 12 2025

Manfred von Makensen was a creative experimenter in life, dedicated to Waldorf education and, more specifically, the sciences in Waldorf schools.

Celebrating May Day: A Joyful Welcome to Summer May 01 2025

May Day, celebrated on the first of May, is a time-honored tradition in many communities across the Northern Hemisphere. It marks the transition from spring to summer and is steeped in history and cultural symbolism. Known as Beltane in Celtic traditions and celebrated in ancient Rome in honor of the goddess Flora, May Day is a festival of life, renewal, and the blossoming of the Earth.

APRIL - Author of the Month April 11 2025

Van James is a rare combination of a remarkable, gifted artist and an effective, beloved teacher. Through his lifetime, he has inspired youngsters and colleagues alike to incorporate visual arts into their lives by practicing and mastering skills for self-expression and beauty.

MARCH - Author of the Month March 02 2025

This Month’s featured author for the month of March is Elizabeth Auer. This remarkable teacher and artist has published three books with Waldorf Publications. 

Creative Pathways, Elizabeth’s first book, is rich with information about the stimulation in brain development that comes from creating art. Many projects are described in the book with information about age-appropriateness. The book is generously illustrated to make clear what the offerings are asking of those doing the projects with the young. The developmental benefits are abundant in this beautiful and intelligent offering.

February is Author Dick Bruin Month at Waldorf Publications! February 06 2025

20% Discount on all books by Dick Bruin

PLUS, free videos of lessons in Painting and Form Drawing by Dick Bruin

www.youtube.com@waldorfpaintingDickBruin

Hone your Artistic Sensibilities! Thank goodness for Dick Bruin!

The Science Says It All in Waldorf Education! December 13 2024