These books are aligned with Waldorf Education curriculum and principles. For more information on what I mean by that, please visit this page: What is Waldorf-Aligned?
Published: 2002-2017 Theme: Math Best for: 4th to 8th grade Each illustrated children's book in this large collection focuses on one math principal, develops it, ends with a witty comment, and helps illustrate and explain something mathematically important...
Published: 2017 Theme: Values, Humor, Science Best for: 9 and up "Now that I have proved that Earth does exist," said Sputnik, "I have to prove that it should exist. Every planet has to have a reason...Useless planets are being shrunk all over the sky..." This book has a wonderful mix of good science, deep thought (Why are we here?) and sensitivity to the difficulty of aging...
Published: 2016 Theme: Science and Heart Best for: 9 and up "You'd think that going to your mum's funeral on Tuesday would get you the rest of the week off, but not according to my dad. "We need to get back to normal," he says when I try to protest." This children's book is a terrific merging of heart and mind, sincere feelings and contemporary science...
Published: 1960 Theme: Imaginative Play Best for: 5 to 7 "There was a sign on Rosie's door. It read, 'If you want to know a secret, knock three times.'" Pure delight is the best description for this classic, and not-well-known children's book by beloved writer and illustrator, Maurice Sendak.
Published: 2012 Theme: Kindness and Friendship Best for: 7 to 9 "The little girl peered out of the carriage and saw two bears lumbering quickly ahead, pulling the carriage through patches of twisting trees and over hills dotted with early blooms." This book weaves the magical and unreality together in a way that you begin to feel you are reading an old-fashioned fairy tale, which in some ways it is.
Published: 2003 Theme: Survival Best for: 9 and up "Until now, except for occasional gut-wrenching pangs of homesickness and loneliness, I had by and large managed to keep my spirits up. But not anymore. My beacon stayed obstinately damp." I was immediately struck with the clarity, simplicity, and beauty of the writing, and wondered how the tale would unfold...
Published: 2009 Theme: Norse Myth Best for: 9 to 10 "He clambered onto the bear's back, holding his crutch with his left hand and clutching the bear's fur with his right. The bear stood up slowly, making sure the boy was on, then set off at a fast lope..." It's wonderful to see contemporary authors make good use of imagination and the wealth of possibilities from the Norse stories...
Published: 1955, republished 1960 Theme: Fairy and Other Tales Best for: 7 to 12 "The Goldfish stopped jumping, because his joy had been damped by doubt. "How can the world be more than I can see?' he asked the Ship. 'If I am really in the world, I ought to be able to see it all...'" Each tale in this children's book is a literary work, complete with sometimes difficult language, almost always a moral, and something to think about...
Published: 2017 Theme: Illustrated Book Best for: 2 to 5 In this very unique children's book, the author has placed images of her exquisite needle-felted scenes that really invite the children to live into the pictures, as they listen to the words.
Published: 2012 Theme: Healing Relationships Best for: 10 and up "I felt like I was speaking a part in some out-of-date play. Who in the world calls their grandmother "Grandmother?" But "Grandma" didn't seem to fit." This children's book is about relationships - between parents, children, grandparents, and friends, showing the way that misunderstandings can create distance, and communication can create love and warmth.
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