Mother Earth and Her Children. A Quilted Fairy Tale

Editorial Review

The incredibly intricate and vivid illustrations in this book are details of a modern quilt inspired by Sibylle von Olfers' classic storybook Mother Earth and Her Children. This vibrant new translation, in turn inspired by the quilt, explores the changing of the seasons and delicately touches upon the circle of life. When Mother Earth calls her children to prepare for spring, the earthly children yawn and stretch before they busy themselves with beautification. They dust off the bumblebees, scrub the beetles, paint bright new coats on the ladybugs, and rouse the caterpillars from their cocoons. Bedecked with new blossoms, the children emerge from the earth and become spring flowers that frolic through the summer and autumn, until the leaves begin to fall and they return to Mother Earth, bringing the weary bugs and beetles back to their winter refuge.

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Customer Reviews

pleasing book

2008-07-01
This book was just made for grandmoters to share with their grandchildren. Mine loved it and we spent a great deal of time discovering new things among the intricate work of the children, their clothes, bugs, etc. It is a delight.

Exquisite!

2008-07-01
This is a beautiful book showcasing an extraordinary quilt although one need not be a quilt aficionado to love and appreciate it. It is my favorite gift for a young child, or any adult who loves quilts or children's books or fairytales.

Mother Earth and Her Children: A Quilted Fairy Tale

2008-05-05
This book is worth every penny for the close-ups of the quilt used in the illustrations. This is a very pleasant story of the earths renewal. Not too long and not too short, it should hold a young child's attention very well.

Mother Earth and Her Children: A Quilted Fairy Tale

2008-02-29
I found this book and story so enchanting!

Everytime I look at the fotos of the actual
quilt - I see something new and am thrilled.

My only regret is that there is not more of
the wonderful fotos and story....

What a treat!

Mother Earth and her children

2008-02-08
Beautiful book! I love this children's book and am also a quilter so I enjoy having this work of art all the more!

Mother Earth and Her Children

2008-01-10

Great Transaction

2007-12-17
These are such lovely books and my great granddaughter loved hers. I'm happy with mine also. This is bound to become a classic.

Enchanting!

2007-12-02
I saw pictures of the quilt featured in this book while reading Quilters Newsletter magazine, read the story behind the quilt, and how the book was published.So then I had to buy the book. The story is enchanting and I can spend hours looking at the detail in the quilt. The only thing better would be seeing it in person.My granddaughter is 3 and she likes for me to read this book to her and talk about the quilt I made for her.I think as she gets older she will enjoy the book even more. It's very inspiring for anybody who likes to quilt, esp. a non traditional kind of quilting.

Delightful for children, nature lovers and artists!

2007-10-30
I bought this book for a quilter-friend who is a new grandmother. Now I want it for myself. On every level this book is a treasure: as gorgeous textile art, as sweet children's literature, as a wonder-filled treatise on the changing seasons. It's a hopeful book of innocent beauty and charm.

Mother Earth and her Children

2007-10-22
What a delightful book for children!!

This "quilted" fairy tale is so magnificently illustrated! Seglinde Schoen Smith holds nothing back in her quest for detailing each and every one of the teeny, tiny bugs, flowers and children. I love the way they each have their own little jobs to do. Wonderfully done. .
It'll make you smile!!