"A Donsy of Gnomes, 7 gentle gnome stories" has stories about 8 charming gnomes who teach gnome-sized lessons in generosity, selflessness, courage, resourcefulness and friendship.  Here are practical ideas for you to create your own Gnome World with your children through plays, puppetry, costumes, nature tables, and more.

Gnomes bridge the worlds of nature and magic.  They are elusive, reclusive, creative, patient, very small, and tend to avoid humans, particularly adults.  Gnomes are all, in one way or the other, in service to the world.

“I predict that this will be one of the books that still be alive in your children’s hearts long after they have grown and have children of their own.” Nancy Parsons of www.waldorfbooks.com

Sieglinde De Francesca, a Waldorf Teacher for over 30 years, is the author of "Coloring with Block Crayons", and "Teaching with the Fables".  She is now a homeschool teacher and consultant, bringing holistic education, storytelling, puppetry and the arts to families in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

186 pages, pencil illustration.