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Tales of Gnomes and Trolls

What could be better than compelling stories of gnomes and trolls who work ceaselessly underground to keep the Earth humming with life, energy, and fruitfulness? Through these stories, told by master storyteller Jakob Streit, children of all ages learn the...

The Little Gnome Tenderroot

A sweet collection of stories for parent read to their children, or for children to read out loud. Little Gnome Tenderroot meets the tree spirits, fairies, sees the seasons change and meets a dragon. 38 pages, paperback, black and white...

Stories from the Old Testament

This collection of stories is the result of the author’s work to introduce children of the lower grades to the world of the Old Testament. Jakob Streit draws from various biblical sources and apocryphal texts to provide rich pictures and...

And There Was Light

Volume I of Jakob Streit's trilogy of Old Testament stories. Stories from Genesis in the Old Testament light up for children (of all ages) the beginning of the world and the development of the human race. Rich language and deep...

Journey to the Promised Land

The Path of the People of Isreal From Abraham's Calling to David's DreamVolume II of Jakob Streit's trilogy of Old Testament stories.Jakob Streit retells the stories of the Bible with colorful and compelling pictures that deepen the understanding of the...

Tatatuck’s Journey to Crystal Mountain

Little Tatatuck is a root-pulling gnome who dreams of working in the crystal caves.  But he is small and weak and is told by the head crystal gnome that he must journey over seven mountains to the highest crystal cave...

We Will Build a Temple

The Path of Israel from King Solomon to John the BaptistVolume III of Jakob Streit's trilogy of Old Testament stories.This is an especially fine book for third and fourth graders, full of rich pictures and engaging story telling, bringing the...

The Bee Book

This little gem of a book describes in story-like ways, the complete life of a bee and the life in a hive. Chock full of scientific information, a child in the fourth or fifth grade would never know it was...

The Star Rider and Anna McLoon

Master story-teller Jakob Streit gives us two wonderful tales that will delight adult and child alike. "The Star Rider" is a free adaptation of a legend told by the elderly O'Daly to the travel book author A.E. Johann around 1950,...

Puck the Gnome

This story, written by the master storyteller, Jakob Streit, is one of the most delightful children's stories to appear in quite awhile. The story of Puck, who has one foot facing forward and one backward, illuminates the world of the...

Little Bee Sunbeam

This story/reader for younger children relates the adventures of a honeybee named Little Bee Sunbeam. The little bee is in a search for a particularly good nectar to make honey when it suddenly becomes very cold. Honeybees cannot fly when...

Three Knight Tales

This book brings the reader back to the Middle Ages and presents an episode from the life of three different Knights. It was a time when chivalry, gallantry, following a strict code of conduct and being part of a brotherhood...

Saint Odelia

The story of Saint Odelia, patron saint of the Alsace region in France, is one of the most beautiful legends known from the middle ages. It is about the destiny of a child, born blind and turned out by her...

Brother Francis

Brother Francis The Life of Francis of Assisi Francis of Assisi - beloved and admired for more than 700 years. And yet, we are always moved anew by his life and his acts. These stories are masterfully retold here by...

Liputto

These wonderful stories of the North will delight children of all ages with the humanity and grace of the gnomes. The first few stories in this collection recount the exploits of a disagreeable troll, who ensnares unsuspecting creatures – a...

Columban

Jakob Streit’s Columban tells the story of St. Columban (540-615 AD), also known as St. Columbanus or St. Columbano, but not to be confused with St. Columba of Iona who was also Irish and a contemporary of Columban’s. Columban is largely...

What Animals Say to Each Other

30 Nature Fables in Rhyme Jakob Streit has “listened” to conversations among animals through his quiet communion with nature. He shares these with us in the form of rhyming verse to illustrate the variety and uniqueness of some very delightful...

From the Wild

A Collection of Stories and Poems about Bees, Bugs, and Animals Science speaks to the young through nature and pictures of the thrumming life of all in nature, above ground and below the Earth. Told by master storyteller Jakob Streit,...

Geron and Virtus

"Geron and Virtus," written by master Waldorf teacher Jakob Streit, is a remarkable book. It is a story about two boys during the Roman campaign to conquer the Germanic tribes. This particular period in history is important because the Roman/German...

Invisible Guardians

This collection of stories are first hand experiences to intervention before a death experience. They are inspiring and can be used as a reader or read to the children. Waldorf Publications ISBN 978-1-936367-17-764 pages6 x 9 inchesIllustrated+++Jakob Streit

Louis Braille

Who was Louis Braille? Blinded as a child, he went on to invent the Braille writing system at just sixteen years old. In this book for children, Jakob Streit has formed an image of the life of a boy who,...

The King Child and the Shepherd Child

Legends from the Childhood of JesusIn the New Testament, one Gospel delineates the birth of a child at Christmas who is descended from kings, and another Gospel that describes the birth of a child descended from shepherds. Jakob Streit selects...

June - Author of the Month

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...

Waldorf Grade 4 Book Recommendations

Youngsters in grade four are now ten years old and have past the nine-year-old shift in consciousness but are still smoothing this out in their understanding of the world. Their new independence means a bit of separation from parents and...