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Posted: April 06 2010 at 9:10am | IP Logged Quote StephanieA
We discovered Sibylle Von Olfers several years ago and LOVE her books. She was a Prussian princess (lived in a castle with her 4 siblings), but joined the Sisters of St. Elizabeth at the age of 25. She wrote children's books and died at 34 from a lung infection.

Amazon has some of her titles reprinted. The Story of the Root Children and the Story of the Butterfly Children are especially nature-centered and lovely.
Then there is the Wind Children and The Princess in the Forest.

Not worth interlibrary loaning, because they are worth owning

Anyone else have more titles?

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We don't have any of the titles but have borrowed The Story of the Root Children. I have all boys and the youngest is 7, so these aren't worth owning for us, but I've thought about borrowing more through ILL. Root Children is a lovely book from what I remember. I like the sweet illustrations and life in the forest. I guess that's why I've always appreciated Berenstain Bears. How cool to live in a tree and have furniture that still looks like branches??!   

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We also like the Snow Children. It's in our winter box.

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