Quick Look
- Part one features an insightful essay for parents and teachers outlining why fairy tales are so important for young children
- Part two presents the Alpine Flower Fairy Tales -- a collection of luminous tales featuring Primrose, Alpenrose, Globeflower and many more vibrant fairies
- Written by prolific storyteller Jakob Streit
A two-part collection from Jakob Streit featuring an essay explaining the value of fairy tales and their role in early Waldorf education, followed by several nature-centred stories for children in the kindergarten through Classes 1 and 2 (ages 4-8).
Description
Simple stories and fairy tales enrich a growing child's imagination. Between the ages of four and eight, these tales can help children to develop both psychologically and emotionally.
This two-part collection from master storyteller Jakob Streit begins with an essay for parents and teachers explaining the importance of fairy tales, and outlining their place in early Waldorf education.
The second part presents the Alpine Flower Fairy Tales, a collection of nature-centred stories first told to children in a Swiss mountain village and later written down to be shared with readers young and old. These luminous tales reveal nature at work through the presence of helpful, spirited fairies.
Author
Jakob Streit (1910-2009) was born in Switzerland, in the picturesque village of Spiez. He was a teacher for many years, using Waldorf teaching methods in his classroom. He regularly told stories for his students, and between 1940 and 2004 he wrote over forty children's books encompassing nature stories, Bible stories, biographies and historical stories.
