This is a beautiful collection of verses, poems, song and stories for children in Classes 1 to 3 in Waldorf schools, presented in an elegant linen-bound hardcover edition. Based on Caroline von Heydebrand's reader for the first Stuttgart Waldorf school, Der Sonne Licht, the book brings together traditional stories from around the world, including some by Rudolf Steiner, songs in the mood of the fifth, and poems which bring the full joy of the English language to young children. The collection is lightly illustrated by acclaimed Scherenschnitte (paper-cutting) artist, Pamela Dalton.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years.

There are 110 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2015 by Waldorf Publications .

Stephen Bloomquist has taught four Waldorf classes from Class 1 to Class 8 in Lexington, near Boston, Massachusetts. He is an adjunct faculty member in the education department at Antioch New England University, and is currently the New England representative to the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America. Pamela Dalton is an award-winning artist who specialises in the ancient paper cutting craft of 'Scherenschnitte'. She has decorated the president's Christmas tree at the White House in Washington, DC. A one-time editor of Parents magazine, Pamela Dalton has owned and edited a provincial newspaper. A contributor to a wide variety of magazines and newspapers, both in Britain and overseas, she has written numerous radio scripts for the BBC. Her previous children's book was chosen for the Children's Books of the Year exhibition. She lives in Hertfordshire.