LITERATURE
Working with children
Child Development and Child Health
Karl König, The First Three Years of the Child: Walking, Speaking, Thinking, Publisher: Floris Books 2004
Karl König, Brothers and Sisters. Publisher: Floris Books, 3rd edition 2012 (1958 first edition)
Bernhard C.J. Lievegoed, Phases of Childhood, Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press, 2005
Bernhard Lievegoed, Growing in Body, Soul and Spirit, Publisher: Floris Books, 2005
Christoph Wiecher, Solving the Riddle of the Child, Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press, 2021
Michaela Glöckler, The Dignity of the Young Child, Vol 1: How can we keep the young child healthy? Care and up-bringing in the first three years of life, Publisher: Verlag am Goetheanum, 2021
Michaela Glöckler, Claudia Grah-Wittich, The Dignity of the Young Child, Vol 2, Publisher: Medical a Section at the Goetheanum, International Waldorf Kindergarten Association
Edmond Schoorel, The first Seven Years, Physiology of Childhood, Publisher: Rudolf Steiner College Press, 2019
Edmond Schoorel, Warmth. Nurturing children’s health and well-being. Publisher: Floris Books, 2017
Monica Ruef (compiled by), Rubicon: Developmental Steps Age7 – 10, Selections from the works of Steiner.Publisher: Floris Books, 2021
Monica Ruef (compiled by), Rubicon: Nine Year Change and Child Development between the Ages of Seven and Twelve. Publisher: Waldorf Publications, ISBN 978-1-936367-67-2
Axel Föller-Mancini, Bettina Berger, The Rubicon as a developmental phenomenon in middle childhood. Publisher: Research On Steiner Education, ROSE, Volume 9 Number 1 / 2018 pp. 24-42, available online at:rosejourn
Hermann Koepke, Encountering the Self, Transformation & Destiny in the Nineth Year, Publisher: Steiner Books, 1999
Sharifa Oppenheimer, With Stars in their Eyes: Brain Science and Your Child’s Journey towards the Self,Publisher: Steiner Books, 2019
Michaela Glöckler, A Guide to Children’s Health: Illness, Symptoms, Treatments and Therapies, Publisher: Floris Books, 2018
Alice Miller, The Drama of Being a Child: The Search for the True Self. Publisher: Virago Press, 1990
Alice Miller, The True “Drama of the Gifted Child”: The Phantom Alice Miller -The Real Person. Publisher: copyright Martin Miller, 2018
Richard House, Too Much Too Soon: Early Learning and the Erosion of Childhood. Publisher: Hawthorn Press, 2013
Katie Singer, An Electronic Silent Spring: Facing the Dangers and Creating Safe Limits, Publisher: Steiner Books 2014
Michaela Glöckler (Editor), Truth, Beauty, Healing Arts and Health Care, Publisher: Floris Books, 2020
Nancy Blanning (Editor), School Readiness Today: A Report From the Pedagogical Section of the Goetheanum, Publisher: Floris Books, 2015
Burton, Michael Hedley, In Light of the Child, Publisher: Anthroposophic Press, 2003
Sally Jenkinson, Martin Large, The Future of Childhood, Alliance for Childhood Articles, Publisher: Hawthorn Press, 2000
Oliver James, Love Bombing: Reset Your Child’s Emotional Thermostat. Publisher: Routledge, 2012
Betty K. Staley, Joseph Chilton Pearce, between Form and Freedom, being a teenager. Publisher: Hawthorn Press, 2009
For even the wisest can learn incalculably much from children. (Rudolf Steiner, image by Lea Mara Körber,
age 6)
Waldorf Education
Angelika Wiehl, M. Wolfgang, Auer, Understand Child development: Rudolf Steiner’s Essential Principles for Waldorf education. Publisher: WECAN Publications
L. Francis Edmunds, The Waldorf Schools. Publisher: Pharos, by Rudolf Steiner Press. 1979
Eugene Schwartz, Seeing, Hearing, Learning. The Interplay of Eye and Ear in Waldorf Education. Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press, 1991
Eugene Schwarz, Millennial Child, Transforming Education in the Twenty First Century, Publisher: Anthroposophic Press, 1999
Rene Querido, Creativity in Education: The Waldorf Approach. Publisher: Rudolf Steiner College Press, 1995
Renate Long-Breitpohl, Self-directed Play in Steiner-Waldorf Early Childhood Education, Publisher: Floris Books, 2010
Dögl, Pai, Rischke, Elke Maria and Strub, Ute, Beginning Well, teachings of Rudolf Steiner and theory of Emmi Pikler, Publisher: Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America, 2018
David Sobel, Beyond Ecophobia: Reclaiming the Heart in Nature Education, Publisher: Floris Books, 2019
Michaela Glöckler, Stefan Langhammer, Christof Wiechert, Education – Health for Life: Education and Medicine Working together for Healthy Development, Publisher: Medical and Pedagogical Section at the Goetheanum, 2019
Michaela Glöckler, Education for the Future: How to nurture health and human potential: Experiences and perspectives from the global Waldorf School movement for education in the 21st century, Publisher: InterActions, 2020
Waldorf Curriculumn
Arts and Crafts in Waldorf Education
Agnes Nobel, Educating Through Art, Exploring the Roots of Steiner-Waldorf Education and the Role of Art,Publisher: Floris Books, 1996
D.J. van Bemelen and Hermann von Baravalle, A Drawing Lesson with Rudolf Steiner: The Geometry of Shadow Movements. Publisher: Mercury Press,
Martin, Michael. Educating Through Arts and Crafts: An Integrated Approach to Craft Work in Steiner Waldorf Schools. Publisher: Steiner Waldorf Publications, 1999
Arthur Auer, Learning about the World through Modelling, Sculptural Ideas for School and Home, Publisher: Floris Books, 2001
Arthur Auer, Exploring Shapes Creatively Through Pure Form Modelling: A Sourcebook of Sculptural Ideas for Grades 1-12, Publisher: Waldorf Publications, 2019
A. Renwick Sheen, Geometry and the Imaginative Treatment of Geometry in. Waldorf Education, Publisher: Floris Books, 2002
Brunhild Müller, Painting With Children: Colour and Child Development, Publisher: Floris Books, 2008
David Mitchell, Will-Developed Intelligence: The Handwork and Practical Arts Curriculum in Waldorf Schools, Publisher: Floris Books, 2016
Michael Martin, Arts and Crafts in Waldorf Schools, An Integrated Approach, Publisher: Floris Books, 2017
Elizabeth Auer, Creative Pathways: Activities That Strengthen The Child’s Cognitive Forces, Publisher: Floris Books, 2011
Elizabeth Auer (Editor), Helping Children on their Way: Educational Support for the Classroom, Publisher: Floris Books, 2017
Dick Bruin and Attie Lichthart, Painting at School, A Handbook for Elementary and Secondary Education in Waldorf Schools, Publisher: Waldorf Publications, 2018
Victoria Rijke (Editor), Art and Soul: Rudolf Steiner, Interdisciplinary Art and Education, Publisher: Springer, 2019
Henrik Thaulow, Living Lines: Form Drawing Inspiration for Steiner-Waldorf Teachers, Publisher: Floris Books, 2019
Dick Bruin and Attie Lichthart, Painting at School, Publisher: Waldorf Books, 2020, ISBN: 978-1943582136, available at: waldorfbooks
Andrea Layman, Let There Be Music: The Music Curriculum in The Waldorf School Grades 1-8, Publisher: RENEWAL Magazine Volume 18, Number 1 – Spring/Summer 2009 and Volume 18, Number 2 – Fall/Winter 2009, available online at: waldorfmusic.org
Hella Loewe, Basic Sculptural Modelling, Developing the Will by Working with Pure Forms in the First Three Grades, Publisher: Floris Books, 2006
Thomas Wildgruber, Painting and Drawing in Waldorf Schools: Classes 1-8, Publisher: Floris Books, 2012
Karl E.A. Stockmeyer, Rudolf Steiner’s Curriculum: For Steiner Waldorf Schools, First Edition 1969, Publisher: Floris Books, Fifth Edition 2015
Elizabeth Auer, Learning To See The World Through Drawing: practical Advice for the Classroom: Grades One Through Eight, Publisher: Floris Books, 2016
David Mitchell (Editor), From Images to Thinking, Arthur Auer, Exploring Shapes Creatively Through Pure Form Modelling: A Sourcebook of Sculptural Ideas for Grades 1-12, Publisher: Waldorf Publications
Where is the book in which the teacher can read about what teaching is? The children themselves are this book. We should not teach out of any book other than the one lying open before us and consisting of the children themselves.
(Rudolf Steiner, images by Lea Mara Körber, age 6 and 9)
Curative Education
Hilma Walter MD, Abnormalities in Soul-Spiritual Development: Guidelines for understanding of the case histories presented are included with indications for treatment by Rudolf Steiner, Publisher: Wynstones Press
Karl König, Edited by Peter Selg, The Child with Spiritual Needs: Letters and Essays on Curative Education, Publisher: Floris Books, 2009
Walter Holzapfel, M.D., The Children with a Difference, The Background of Steiner Special Education,Publisher: Floris Books, 2006
Luxford, Michael. Children With Special Needs; Rudolf Steiner’s Ideas in Practice. Publisher: Floris Books, 1994, ISBN 10: 0863155480, ISBN 13: 9780863155482
Cornelius Pietzner (Editor), Aspects of Youth Guidance, Publisher: Steiner Books, 1999
Robin Jackson, Holistic Education: Camphill Principles and Practice, Containing a chapter on art therapy by Jennie Tanser, a chapter on music therapy by Colin Tanser, and a chapter on Therapeutic Speech by Donald Phillips, Publisher: Floris Books, 2006, ISBN 10: 0863155472, ISBN 13: 978-0863155472
Henning Hansmann, Education for Special Needs: Principles and Practice in Camphill Schools, Publisher: Floris Books, 1992
Wilhelm Uhlenhoff, The Children of the Curative Education Course, Publisher: Floris Books, 2008
Dan McKanan, Camphill and the Future: Spirituality and Disability in an Evolving Communal Movement, Publisher: University of California Press, 2020
Audrey McAllen, The Extra Lesson. Publisher and available online at:
Audrey McAllen, Sleep: An unobserved Element in Education. Publisher: Rudolf Steiner College Press, 2004
The Four Temperaments
Magda Lissau, The Temperaments and the Arts: Their Relation and Function in Waldorf Pedagogy, Publisher: Floris Books, 2003
Eller, Helmut and Eller, Cynthis, The Four Temperaments, Publisher: United Kingdom, Waldorf Publications: 2009
Mike Chase, Mask, Making, Using and Performing, drawing on the four temperaments. Publisher: Hawthorn Press