Tiptap the Gnome and Other Tales

Tiptap the Gnome and Other Tales

This beautifully-illustrated book has engaged generations of young children. This little colorful gem can be used as a reader for children just starting to learn to read.

This volume includes six short stories – poems in rhyme – with beautiful, colored illustrations. The first is about a gnome waking up and rejoicing in the springtime; next, a little girl named Annie is caught outdoors in a rainstorm; in the third, a balloon and a kite take a trip; then, Rosalind has a great dream; the fifth is about wintertime activities; and the last piece is an account of the Christmas story.

This edition is a translation, and the rhyme and meter work very well; the quatrains are simple and catchy enough for a youngster to pick up.

The themes are likewise fun and accessible for small children.

The illustrations are very expressive and rich in color – each one captures the mood of the stanza it accompanies.

About the Author

Lucia Grosse taught Eurythmy and Painting at the Rudolf Steiner School in Basel, Switzerland.