The Story of the Root Children: Mini Edition

Just a delightful book. I would read it over and over and my grandchildren would come out from behind the sofa with long silk "streamers" and act it out. It is a simple tale, yet essential.

This is my first Sibylle von Olfers book and I love it! It's so beautiful I want to hand the illustrations on the wall! The story was so cute and my girls were very focused on it as soon as I started reading. I love the size, too. It's large and just feels special!

I love this story and its illustrations. A great story through the seasons for young children.

This book is one of my preschooler’s most treasured books. We do a Waldorf-Mason approach and this book fits perfectly into our schooling experience. My daughter especially appreciates the “tiny” size of this book, as it is easier to hold and carry around. A MUST have.

My grandmother introduced me to this book 60 years ago and it was one of my favorite books. I bought it for my friend who teaches at a Waldorf School.

I really like this book, my daughter is coming around to it. It’s a very long story, which I wasn’t expecting. But the graphic illustrations, I’m obsessed. It’s adorable, and the story of the children celebrating the coming of spring and summer is so whimsical. It makes a great bedtime book, I have a hard time getting my little one to sit still long enough during the day time to read this fully to her.

Simply an adorable children’s book! Had this in Germany growing up and looooved it, still loving is to this day…bought this as a present! The artwork is beautiful and will stay with the reader!

Created inspiration for imaginative play. Immediately following the first read, my 2-year-old and 5-year-old began playing “Root Children and Mother Earth” putting each other to bed and guiding one and other in completing activities, and letting each other out into the world. I was surprised it was a short book, but it was well worthwhile just for the new game they created!

My 2.5 year old daughter is completely in love with this book. it’s tenderly whimsical but in a quiet, old-world way rather than a loud or playful one, with enchanting illustrations and a gentle, beautifully told story that truly captures her imagination.

My children LOVE this book!

優しい物語りを簡単な英語で表現していて、読みやすく、心温まる物語でした。

Libro bellissimo. Un classico che affascina bambini da generazioni. Bello anche il formato piccolo, pratico con la finitura della copertina rigida.

Un libro que debe estar en todas las bibliotecas de niños. Conectada con el ritmo estacional desde un lugar de poesía y belleza. Hermosas ilustraciones