Library Lady's Corner
Author of the Month June June 01 2026
Discover Fritz Julius, Waldorf educator and pioneer of Goethean science. Explore inspiring books that bring observation, imagination, and living understanding to science and teaching.
Seeing the Whole Child: Waldorf End-of-Year Reports May 24 2026
Explore how Waldorf schools approach assessment through the thoughtful tradition of the end-of-year report. More than grades or test scores, these narrative reports offer a holistic picture of each child’s academic, social, and emotional growth throughout the school year, reflecting the deep relationship between teacher and student.
Earth Day Is Every Day in a Waldorf School April 21 2026
Every day is Earth Day in a Waldorf school. Since 1970, April 22 has been observed as Earth Day nationwide. Each year, the effects of modern civilization on the environment are more apparent: climate change, air and water pollution, shrinking wetlands, deforestation, habitat destruction, and water shortages are just some challenges our planet faces.
Author of the Month - April April 07 2026
Joyce Little White Man has a very special book published with Waldorf Publications, and we are honored to feature her with this book as April’s Author of the Month!
Anpetu Wåste took eight years to assemble and complete, and its results have already proven valuable to members of the Lakota tribe as a tool for promoting the Lakota language.
Two Births, One Light: Rediscovering the Christ Story March 21 2026
The New Testament has two distinct accounts of the birth of the child “Jesus”. In the Gospel of Luke, angels appear to shepherds and call them to witness the newborn child in a stall in Bethlehem.
From Saint to Celebration: The Story of St. Patrick’s Day March 16 2026
What is so special about St. Patrick’s Day? Why is “everybody” Irish for this one day each year. Some ice cream stores give out free ice cream if a customer is wearing green on that day. In Ireland for centuries all pubs closed for the day of the great saint. Boston, New York, Philadelphia and other cities in the United States have parades to honor the man. It is hard to think of another country that has such a famous saint to represent them or who has been so passionately celebrated as Saint Patrick. Ever wonder why?
When the Season Changes: Listening for the First Advent Angel November 29 2025
In our western world, there is a building feeling of celebration leading up to the winter solstice, Chanukah, Christmas, and even the Lakota Winter Count. The sun’s growing strength and light give this season a feeling of “something significant happening.” Ancient stories indicate that the “windows of heaven” are open for a time in the deep winter, and Heaven hovers near the earth more closely than at other times of the year.
With young children, we tell stories of the Maccabees or the birth of Christ to help them understand that this time of year is different from other times.
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!
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.
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.
Waldorf Summer Reading June 16 2025
Five Easy Ways to Support the Transport to Wonders through Good Stories for Youngsters (Summer Reading:-)
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.
February is Author Dick Bruin Month at Waldorf Publications! February 06 2025
Dick Bruin has devoted his life to teaching at Waldorf schools in Holland. The national Dutch tradition of blending the artistic with the social is characteristic in all Bruin’s work. His books, Painting at School and Form Drawing are inspiring reminders of how to build strong lifeforces through steady artistic work.
Waldorf Learning Support: Books from Audrey McAllen, Joep Eikenboom NOW AVAILABLE! October 22 2024
For decades through the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, in England, Audrey McAllen studied the indications given by Rudolf Steiner about child development, sleep, breathing, children’s drawings, and the circulation of the blood, the system of our nerves, temperaments, and much more. She worked these into specific exercises and specific class exercises to give strength to the therapeutic work made possible by a Waldorf class and classroom.
Deeper Look - Autumn-Nature Activities for Children October 08 2024
"Autumn Nature Activities for Children" is a comprehensive guide filled with creative and engaging nature-based projects designed to connect children with the natural world.New Release - Parzival: A Forerunner of the Modern Human Being June 25 2024
ParzivalForerunner of the Modern Human Being
The archetypal legend of the famous, bungling hero, Parzival, holds lessons for all human beings. We start out as ignorant ingenues, without a clue about the great world; stumbling after what we believe we want and wish to be, hurting others, making wrong assumptions, following rules others have laid out instead of finding for ourselves what it is that we are called to do.
Book Review - Verses and Poems and Stories to Tell March 10 2024
Sprinkle a Little Magic for that Special Child’s Holiday Time! November 21 2023
What could be better than a little Gnome-enclature to twinkle things up with some golloping good gnome stories – by the master of sparkle in a good story, Jakob Streit.
Martinmas and Waldorf Lantern Walks November 09 2023
The Waldorf Lantern Walk, a cherished tradition observed by many Waldorf schools in November, aligns with the celebration of Martinmas. Martinmas is not only a feast day honoring St. Martin of Tours but also coincides with Veterans' Day in the United States.Book Review: Louis Braille - A Blind Boy Invents Braille July 24 2023
How can we stand firm in love and gratitude when misfortune descends upon us? Trust in the purposefulness of all that comes our way is a difficult skill to master! Louis Braille demonstrates to us a humbling answer to this challenging question and to mastering the demanding skill of trust.This latest release from Waldorf Publications has us excited like never before. Louis Braille, a Blind Boy Invents Braille is another masterful telling of a story by Jakob Streit, made possible by the Streit Family Foundation in Switzerland and by Nina Kuettel, the fine translator.
The Poetic Meaning of End of Year Reports in Waldorf Schools May 16 2023
Children, students, everywhere strive for excellence. All children who have not been traumatized by extraordinary experiences or abused by adults one way or another, want to learn, to be smart, to understand this large and confusing world into which they have been born. Some children hide this yearning. If they find out early that those delivering education, in whatever form, have decided they are not excellent, or have not met invisible expectations, they might become seemingly insouciant, uncaring, indifferent to what is happening in a learning environment. Some children crumble and dissolve into confusion, striking out at whatever they can identify that might be “right.”Saint Nicholas and Building a Capacity for Self-Reflection in the Young - A Waldorf Perspective December 05 2022
December 6 is the day marked to celebrate the legendary Saint Nicholas (15 March 270 – 6 December 343)—the prototype for our North American Santa Claus. His feast day is often celebrated in Waldorf schools, though in some schools his celebration has been disapproved and removed for being too Eurocentric or too harsh for children. His legends are rooted in German lore and in Dutch stories (Sinterklaas* is his name in Dutch). But vestiges of this remarkable saint pop up in many places throughout Europe, Turkey, parts of Dutch-colonized African countries, North America and elsewhere.
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