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Note: “Second graders are at the age when they begin to have strong likes and dislikes. Eight-year-olds react strongly to imagery in the fables and in stories of saints. They hear fables and stories of legendary characters such as saints. These stories teach of human fallibility and present a model for overcoming adversity…” – From Waldorf 101
Thank you to Waldorf Teacher, Diane Power for creating a book-list for students! She says…
The following books for 1st and 2nd can be read aloud to the students:
Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
Elsa Beskow books
The Story of the Root Children by Sibylle von Olfers
The Blue Fairy Book and others by Andrew Lang
The Wind Boy by Ethel Eliot
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
The Iktomi books by Paul Goble
My Father´s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
The 7 Year Wonder Book by Isabel Wyatt
The Story of Jumping Mouse retold by John Steptoe
The King of Ireland´s Son by Padraic Colum
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski
The Tomten by Astrid Lingren
Stuart Little by E.B. White
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
Any fables & fairy tales from around the world
Other recommendations from members are…
The Adventures of Nils Holgersen
By Selga Lagerlof
This is a famous work of fiction by the Swedish author, published in two parts in 1906 and 1907. The background for publication was a commission from the National Teachers Association in 1902 to write a geography reader for the public schools. “She devoted three years to Nature study and to familiarizing herself with animal and bird life. She has sought out hitherto unpublished folklore and legends of the different provinces. These she has ingeniously woven into her story.” (From the Book Jacket)
