Books we love

The old storybooks worth owning.

Sibylle von Olfers painted the root children, the snow children, and the wind children more than a hundred years ago. Her books belong on every Waldorf shelf, read them at the nature table, one season at a time.

The library

What to keep in the home.

The books worth owning, the stories worth repeating, the supplies worth having, and the guides for making beautiful things, everything for the shelf and the craft table.

Watercolor basket and market day illustration

Stories and songs

Guides for making.

Step-by-step guides for the handwork that fills a Waldorf home.

Book Basket

  • Mother Goose collection
  • Aesop's Fables
  • Grimm's Fairy Tales
  • Sibylle von Olfers seasonal stories
  • Robert Louis Stevenson poems
  • Nature readers
  • Children's Bible or sacred stories if desired

Real American Stories

  • George Washington at Valley Forge
  • Abigail Adams and the letters home
  • Paul Revere and Sybil Ludington
  • Sacagawea and the journey west
  • Johnny Appleseed
  • The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk

Waldorf Classics To Add

  • Mother Holle
  • Snow White and Rose Red
  • The Star Money
  • Sweet Porridge
  • The Apple Star
  • The Bundle of Sticks

Art & Handwork Supplies

  • Beeswax crayons
  • Watercolor paints
  • Good paper
  • Nature basket
  • Counting stones or beans
  • Simple wooden blocks
  • Child-size broom and cloths
  • Wooden peg dolls and wool felt

Printables To Build

  • Weekly rhythm page
  • Daily chore cards
  • Recipe helper cards
  • Nature journal sheet
  • Copywork pages
  • Meal rhythm planner