Storytime

For the Children of the World

Here is a joyous collection of folktales from around the world, retold from the heart for young children.  In addition to some of the best stories the world's people have to offer, an extra treat is the recipes from many of the cultures that contributed to this rich and wonderful book.  Each recipe was clear chosen to be tasty and wholesome for young children, as well as being simple enough to make while tending our little ones.  Altogether, this is a vibrant collection that evokes love and wonder.  I can't recommend it highly enough.

Contents:

AFRICA

• The Name of the Tree (South Africa)

ASIA

• Tunjur, Tunjur (Israel)
• Momotaro, the Peach Boy (Japan)

AUSTRALIA

• The Little Flame
• The Little Possum Who Wanted a Peach
• Time for Bed
• Where Has Father Sun Gone?
• Recipe: Peppercorn Birthday Cake

EUROPE

• The Duckling's Journey (Austria)
• The Story of the Cat with the Long, Long Tail (Belgium)
• Tailor Tom (Denmark)
• Little Ash Squirel and Little Oak Squirrel (France)
• Turlutin (France)
• The Lantern (Germany)
• Speaking Grapes, Smiling Apples and Ringing Peaches (Hungary)
• The Old Woman and the Little Mouse (Sweden)
• Sir Cat-O-Puss (Ukraine)
• The Soupstone Story (United Kingdom)
• Recipes:  Spitzbuben Cookies, Michaelmas Soup, St. John's Elderflower Drink, Potato Pogatcha, Salty Pretzels, Hot Cross Buns

NORTH AMERICA

• How the Robin Got Its Red Breast (Canada)
• Tajin and the Seven Thunders (Mexico)
• The Legend of the Tepozteco (Mexico)
• The Story of the Jumping Mouse (United States)
• Recipes: Cree Bannock Bread, Tamales, Birthday Muffins

SOUTH AMERICA

• The Magic Stone (Brazil)
• The Golden Fish and the Magic Star (Brazil)
• The Little Seed (Brazil)

A Donsy of Gnomes

A Donsy of Gnomes is just one of the dearest books ever. The wee folk who live in it will become fast friends with all the young children who get to meet them. And, these charming natural/magical little people come bringing gifts ~ in the most delightful ways possible they teach wee lessons, happily and by example, in generosity, selflessness, resourcefulness, courage and friendship.

This is just a perfect little book for young children. Take your child on a charming and jaunty journey though the worlds of the gnomes. It's just the thing for sweet dreams at night or a pause in the midst of a busy day. I predict that this will be one of the books that will remain alive in your children's hearts long after they have grown and have children of their own.

A joy to be shared with children ages 3 and up!

Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour

Susan Perrow has developed the art of pedagogical stories to a luminescent degree. In her beautiful book she offers dozens of stories, some her own, some traditional and retold by her. Each story carries with it the seed of healing for just about any childhood problem, from unruly behavior to deep grieving. Her voice is one of warmth and caring, her stories are richly engaging to young and old alike.

Having her book at hand is like having a medicine chest filled with homeopathic remedies for all conditions - and, like homeopathy, Susan's stories are guaranteed to produce no unwanted side effects.

Healing Stories includes chapters on creating stories and on the art of storytelling, as well as stories selected for their ability to heal. This is a resource that is so vast in its usefulness that we predict it will become one of the most sought after parent/teacher resources ever printed.

Making Picture Books with Movable Figures

What a treat this little book is! Brunhild Müller shows parents and teachers how to create their own books with moving figures, the sort of book children delight in and Rudolf Steiner said were among the books that most captivated him when he was a child.

The joy felt by a child that someone he/she loves has created a book just for him or her cannot be overstated. My most treasured possession from my own childhood is a simple little book bound in a report folder and written and illustrated on typing paper. My mother wrote and illustrated it for me: a sweet story about me and all my stuffed animal friends. To me, it is beautiful beyond belief - and is the sort of book you can create using Brunhild's dear little book. Her instructions are clear and easy to follow, her ideas for stories are inspiring, and the book is complete with full color examples of real pages created in this way.

Little Angel's Journey

Dvinka Hayda's birthday story is so beautiful and true that it brought tears to my eyes when first I read it. Out of her many years as a Waldorf kindergarten teacher, she has added elements to her story that I have never encountered anywhere else, and that serve to encircle the child whose birthday it is with the warm, glowing love of Heave and Earth.

Her story begins as Little Angel and Great Angel journey together toward Earth. On the way, they discover many things and Little Angel sees the Earth from cloud-filled distances, watching it and loving it more each day, learning that the Earth would be Little Angel's new home.

The day comes when Little Angel and Great Angel walk together to take Little Angel to Earth. Great Angel takes Little Angel to Radiant Sun and Silvery Moon, who have gifts that are just for Little Angel.

Down the Rainbow Bridge and into the hearts and home of Little Angel's parents they go. But Great Angel returns to Heaven, taking Little Angel's wings for safekeeping until all Little Angel's good deeds on Earth are accomplished, and Little Angel returns to use them again.

And it is this last facet which is such a poignant joy to see - that we enter the world with good deeds to do, and when they are done we shall return to Great Angel and the wings we left behind.

Any child enfolded in this tale will carry a seed of comfort, confidence and courage that will grow into an adult strength of purpose and love. My hope is that this story goes out into the world, and that for each adult who learns it, children ten-fold hear it; and for each child who hears it told to him/her, that child's confidence of life is shared with ten who have not had it told to them. May this seed become a great tree with many, many healthy, beautiful branches.

Goodnight

The soft watercolor pictures by Marjan van Zeyl follow the child’s journey into sleep, through the night, and to waking in the morning.

Goodnight is a “concertina” board book, with five sections that fold out to a beautiful four foot panorama—all in beautiful color.

(Ages 3–6)

Puppet Theatre

This is just such a charming, happy book! Maija Baric' opens up the world of puppetry to young children and adults in ways that will make you smile and will lead you and your children on and on into the worlds you can create on a tabletop. Her puppet "recipes" range from those that are so simple a kindergarten child can make them to puppets that will require a kindly adult to bring them to life. Likewise, the staging: from the very simplest intended for the children to create themselves , to more complex stages for adults to use for the children's enjoyment.

I love the way all the instructions are illustrated with colorful drawings which somehow all manage to evoke warmth and love. Maija Baric's instructions follow the drawings to their conclusion as storybook characters and more, and are peppered with good advice all along the way.

Altogether a wonderful book for families, teachers and adults with exuberant inner children!

A Lifetime of Joy

A Lifetime of Joy is a rare and wonderful tribute to Bronja Zahlingen's (1/8/1912 to 1/24/2000) life's work; in return, it is a gift from Bronja to all the children and adults whose lives it will touch and nurture. Just to look through it's pages is to feel the warmth, wisdom and love that every child in her kindergarten felt for so very many beautiful years.

Included in this volume are all the plays from her sparkling Plays for Puppets and Marionettes -- and much, much more. There are songs, wee stories for the seasons and other times, nature tales, circle games, verses. In addition, there is a touching account of Bronja's life and work, and articles for teachers and parents. The two articles, "On Movement, Gesture and Language in the Life of the Young Child" and "The Pedagogical Value of Marionette and Table Puppet Shows for the Small Child" are welcome additions to everyone's understanding. Even the photo on the cover speaks volumes about the wealth we can present to children through simple stories told with marionettes.

In short, this is a great book for anyone working with young children - a shining star over a child's garden.

Birthday

Five young children wait to travel with Father Time from Heaven down to Earth, on their Birthday.

Absolutely just right for our little ones!

Hanky Panky

Hanky-Panky is a never ending source of laughter and delight disguised as an unassuming booklet of ideas. Inside you will find a white handkerchief, just like my own father carried every day, and page after page of instructions for transforming it into the most delightful toys ever. From Twins in a Hammock to a wriggling Mouse to Rabbits and Ballerinas -- the joy just never stops. All you need is a handkerchief and a small child for one of the sweetest ways to celebrate life.

Wynstones Kindergarten Series - All 6 Books

The Wynstones Kindergarten Series

If purchased separately: $92.70

Complete Set Price: $86.70

Gateways - Wynstones Kindergarten Collection

Morning, Evening, Birthdays, Fairytales! The changing times and things of wonder that make the world go round! In this volume of treasured songs, poems and stories from Waldorf kindergartens around the world, you will find:

• An outstanding essay on the value of music in a young child's life
• 31 poems for morning, evening, birthdays and fairy tales
• 40 songs about morning, evening, birthdays and fairy tales - with music
• 3 birthday stories
• recommended reading for parents and teachers

Spring - Wynstones Kindergarten Collection

Awake, awake, it's Springtime! In this volume of treasured songs, poems and stories from Waldorf kindergartens around the world, you will find:

• An outstanding essay on the value of music in a young child's life
• 50 poems celebrating spring
• 30 springtime songs with music
• 9 fairy tales and nature stories
• recommended reading for parents and teachers

Summer - Wynstones Kindergarten Collection

Ah! Summer! Dear little violet, open your eyes! I'm busy, busy, busy said the bee! In this volume of treasured songs, poems and stories from Waldorf kindergartens around the world, you will find:

• An outstanding essay on the value of music in a young child's life
• 59 poems celebrating summer
• 27 summer songs with music
• 13 fairy tales and nature stories
• recommended reading for parents and teachers

Autumn - Wynstones Kindergarten Collection

It's golden in the treetops! Autumn's on it's way! In this volume of treasured songs, poems and stories from Waldorf kindergartens around the world, you will find:

• An outstanding essay on the value of music in a young child's life
• 59 poems celebrating autumn
• 30 springtime songs with music
• 6 fairy tales and nature stories
• recommended reading for parents and teachers

Winter - Wynstones Kindergarten Collection

Let's go walking in the snow! Let's put our mittens on! In this volume of treasured songs, poems and stories from Waldorf kindergartens around the world, you will find:

• An outstanding essay on the value of music in a young child's life
• 52 poems celebrating winter
• 31 wintery songs with music
• 10 fairy tales and nature stories
• recommended reading for parents and teachers

Spindrift - Wynstones Kindergarten Collection

Celebrate the animals, the carpenters, the trees and mother making pancakes! Spindrift is a rich and wonderful celebration of daily life. In this volume of treasured songs, poems and stories from Waldorf kindergartens around the world, you will find:

• An outstanding essay on the value of music in a young child's life
• 156 poems celebrating all sorts of things
• 29 songs with music
• 43 fairy tales and nature stories
• recommended reading for parents and teachers

Plays for Puppets

Don't let the cover fool you - this little gem is filled with life, love and everything you need to prepare and present simple puppet plays for the young children in your care. In addition to twelve plays that include both traditional fairy tales and delightful original stories, Zahlingen also introduces and clearly describes the simple art of puppetry as practiced in Waldorf kindergartens - plus there are patterns and instructions for simple marionettes to make yourself. A treasure that will carry you far beyond its covers.

Magic Wool

Magic Wool unveils the secrets of captivating children with feltboard pictures "painted" with colored unspun fleece. There is nothing more magical to a child than to see a story spring to life as a parent or teacher "draws" it in wool during the telling. Because of the texture and nature of the fleece, these pictures invite the young child to enter the activity of the scene - it springs to life in their imagination. You'll love it, too!

Also include are instructions for making figures from fleece to grace your nature table or for your young ones to play with.