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A collection of stories for children about gnomes, elves, trolls and other little folk. For Steiner-Waldorf Class 1.
Description
This is a lovely collection of stories by master storyteller Jakob Streit, drawn from the northern lands of Europe and featuring brave, good and helpful gnomes, elves, trolls and other little folk. In particular, we follow the adventures of Liputto, a curious gnome who helps mountain flowers to grow.
Children in Class 1 of Steiner-Waldorf schools will especially delight in these tales, but they will be loved by older children too.
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 public school 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.
