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Truyện Kể Bên Bếp Lửa - Những Câu Chuyện Cho Đêm Mùa Đông
Tuyển tập gồm 8 câu chuyện đến từ những đất nước và nền văn hoá ở Bắc bán cầu. Mỗi câu chuyện lại mang đến một diện mạo khác về mùa đông, những câu chuyện cổ xưa mang trong mình sức sống của thời hiện đại, gửi gắm những bài học ý nghĩa về cuộc sống dành tặng các bạn nhỏ. Sách có minh hoạ tuyệt đẹp, lung linh những sắc màu của mùa đông, với tuyết trắng, rừng cây và những căn nhà gỗ có ánh lửa bập bùng…
Còn gì tuyệt hơn khi cả gia đình cùng quây quần và đọc cuốn sách tuyệt đẹp này, bạn sẽ thấy mùa đông thật ấm áp và dễ chịu biết bao!
Còn gì tuyệt hơn khi cả gia đình cùng quây quần và đọc cuốn sách tuyệt đẹp này, bạn sẽ thấy mùa đông thật ấm áp và dễ chịu biết bao!
96 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2007
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About the author
Caitlín Matthews
145 books188 followersCaitlín Matthews is a writer, singer and teacher whose ground-breaking work has introduced many to the riches of our western spiritual heritage.
She is acknowledged as a world authority on Celtic Wisdom, the Western Mysteries and the ancestral traditions of Britain and Europe. She is the author of over 50 books including Sophia: Goddess of Wisdom, a study of Divine Feminine in Gnostic, Jewish and Christian thought and King Arthur’s Raid on the Underworld, a new translation and study of the Welsh poet Taliesin’s extraordinary poem, itself a major cross-roads of British mythology.
Caitlín was trained in the esoteric mystery traditions through the schools founded by Dion Fortune, Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki and Gareth Knight. Her shamanic vocation emerged early in her ability to sing between the worlds and to embody spirits. She has worked in many of the western traditions with companions upon the path including R.J.Stewart. Like him, she teaches the many strands of the ancestral European traditions. She specializes in teaching traditional European spirit-consultation oracles where the diviner draws directly upon the spirits of nature for answers and in the use of the voice to sound the unseen. Caitlín has been instrumental in revealing the ancestral heritage of the Western traditions through practical exploration of the mysteries as well as through scholarly research. Her teachings are couched in a firm historical and linguistic framework, with respect to the original context of the teachings, but never loses sight of the living traditions of these teachings which can be explored through direct application to their spiritual sources.
Trained as an actress, Caitlín is in demand as a storyteller and singer. She appears frequently on international radio and television, and was the song-writer and Pictish language originator for the Jerry Bruckheimer film King Arthur. With John Matthews, her partner, who was historical consultant on the film, she shared in the 2004 BAFTA award given to Film Education for the best educational CD Rom: this project introduced school-children to the life and times of King Arthur. She and John are both concerned with the oral nature of storytelling and its ability to communicate the myth at a much deeper level than of the commercial booktrade. This is apparent in their forthcoming project, The Story Box. For Caitlín, her books are merely the tip of a much bigger oral iceberg which is her teaching.
With her partner, John Matthews, and with Felicity Wombwell , she is co-founder of The Foundation for Inspirational and Oracular Studies, which is dedicated to the sacred arts that are not written down. Their FíOS shamanic training programme teaches students the healing arts as well as hosting masterclasses with exemplars of living sacred traditions. Caitlín has a shamanic practice in Oxford dedicated to addressing soul sickness and ancestral fragmentation, as well as helping clients find vocational and spiritual direction. Her soul-singing and embodiment uniquely bring the ancient healing traditions to everyday life.
Caitlín’s other books include Singing the Soul Back Home, Mabon and the Guardians of Celtic Britain, The Psychic Protection Handbook, and Celtic Devotional. She is co-author, with John Matthews, of the Encyclopedia of Celtic Wisdom and Encyclopaedia of Celtic Myth and Legend. Her books have been translated into more than nineteen languages from Brazil to Japan.
The author lives in Oxford with her husband and son in a kind of book-cave or library, whichever you will. They share their home with a white cat and a black cat.
She is acknowledged as a world authority on Celtic Wisdom, the Western Mysteries and the ancestral traditions of Britain and Europe. She is the author of over 50 books including Sophia: Goddess of Wisdom, a study of Divine Feminine in Gnostic, Jewish and Christian thought and King Arthur’s Raid on the Underworld, a new translation and study of the Welsh poet Taliesin’s extraordinary poem, itself a major cross-roads of British mythology.
Caitlín was trained in the esoteric mystery traditions through the schools founded by Dion Fortune, Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki and Gareth Knight. Her shamanic vocation emerged early in her ability to sing between the worlds and to embody spirits. She has worked in many of the western traditions with companions upon the path including R.J.Stewart. Like him, she teaches the many strands of the ancestral European traditions. She specializes in teaching traditional European spirit-consultation oracles where the diviner draws directly upon the spirits of nature for answers and in the use of the voice to sound the unseen. Caitlín has been instrumental in revealing the ancestral heritage of the Western traditions through practical exploration of the mysteries as well as through scholarly research. Her teachings are couched in a firm historical and linguistic framework, with respect to the original context of the teachings, but never loses sight of the living traditions of these teachings which can be explored through direct application to their spiritual sources.
Trained as an actress, Caitlín is in demand as a storyteller and singer. She appears frequently on international radio and television, and was the song-writer and Pictish language originator for the Jerry Bruckheimer film King Arthur. With John Matthews, her partner, who was historical consultant on the film, she shared in the 2004 BAFTA award given to Film Education for the best educational CD Rom: this project introduced school-children to the life and times of King Arthur. She and John are both concerned with the oral nature of storytelling and its ability to communicate the myth at a much deeper level than of the commercial booktrade. This is apparent in their forthcoming project, The Story Box. For Caitlín, her books are merely the tip of a much bigger oral iceberg which is her teaching.
With her partner, John Matthews, and with Felicity Wombwell , she is co-founder of The Foundation for Inspirational and Oracular Studies, which is dedicated to the sacred arts that are not written down. Their FíOS shamanic training programme teaches students the healing arts as well as hosting masterclasses with exemplars of living sacred traditions. Caitlín has a shamanic practice in Oxford dedicated to addressing soul sickness and ancestral fragmentation, as well as helping clients find vocational and spiritual direction. Her soul-singing and embodiment uniquely bring the ancient healing traditions to everyday life.
Caitlín’s other books include Singing the Soul Back Home, Mabon and the Guardians of Celtic Britain, The Psychic Protection Handbook, and Celtic Devotional. She is co-author, with John Matthews, of the Encyclopedia of Celtic Wisdom and Encyclopaedia of Celtic Myth and Legend. Her books have been translated into more than nineteen languages from Brazil to Japan.
The author lives in Oxford with her husband and son in a kind of book-cave or library, whichever you will. They share their home with a white cat and a black cat.
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October 30, 2024
This is so cozy !!!!!
this books is one of my childhood favorites and no one can make me hate it !
The stories are kinda dry but it’s made for small children so it makes sense !
STILL THE STORIES MANAGE TO CAPTURE YOUR ATTENTION AND YOU WILL READ THE WHOLE BOOK IN ONE SITTING , LOVING EVERY WORD OF IT !
this books is one of my childhood favorites and no one can make me hate it !
The stories are kinda dry but it’s made for small children so it makes sense !
STILL THE STORIES MANAGE TO CAPTURE YOUR ATTENTION AND YOU WILL READ THE WHOLE BOOK IN ONE SITTING , LOVING EVERY WORD OF IT !
December 30, 2019
Sách gồm 8 truyện ngắn đến từ những vùng đất xa xôi của Bắc bán cầu. Mỗi câu chuyện đều rất ngộ, ý là không hề trùng lặp xíu xiu nào với truyện cổ tích mà bình thường tụi mình hay đọc ý. Rồi đan xen với các trang chữ còn là hình minh hoạ mùa đông siêu siêu xinh. À, trước mỗi truyện sẽ có một lời dẫn nhập về bối cảnh câu chuyện, phần cuối thì là nguồn gốc truyện ở đâu ở đâu. Nếu đọc cho bọn trẻ thì có thể bỏ qua mấy đoạn này, còn tụi mình thì đọc thêm xíu nạp thêm mớ kiến thức về đất nước con người văn hoá quanh ta cũng bổ ích lắm.
Năm nào đến những ngày cuối năm mình cũng lôi em ý ra đọc, vừa trẻ hoá tâm hồn vừa có truyện kể cho bọn nhóc em nhà mình luôn. Năm nay cũng không ngoại lệ dù đọc hơi trễ một xíu 😄 Các cậu có thể để vào danh sách đọc cho mùa đông năm sau nhe.
Năm nào đến những ngày cuối năm mình cũng lôi em ý ra đọc, vừa trẻ hoá tâm hồn vừa có truyện kể cho bọn nhóc em nhà mình luôn. Năm nay cũng không ngoại lệ dù đọc hơi trễ một xíu 😄 Các cậu có thể để vào danh sách đọc cho mùa đông năm sau nhe.
May 29, 2022
These stories live up to the purpose outlined by the title. A cosy read for the colder months, around the fireside. This book features stories from around the world - the contents specifies the time of year each story can be read - including Russia, Scotland and Ireland. There are beautifully coloured illustrations and decorative borders that bring something magical to each story. A perfect hardback Christmas gift for younger readers.
February 23, 2018
A perfect book to read around the fireplace with children and adults who love stories from around the world. A collection of winter stories with beautiful illustrations by Helen Cann. Makes the winter a little warmer. If you don't have a fireplace, still works to warm up your insides.
When I think of this book I think of the culmination of Art, Diversity and Culture.
When I think of this book I think of the culmination of Art, Diversity and Culture.
December 20, 2008
A high 3. Really well told folk tales and the lovely illustrations that always appear in Barefoot Books. My quest continues for the perfect stories to tell in winter worship services.
February 6, 2023
These stories were really nice as read alouds during midwinter with my 9 year old.
The Lonely Boatman from Scotland was good, but a bit sad
The Winter Cabin from Russia reminded us of the Brementown Musicians and a little of The Little Red Hen
Schnitzle, Schotzle, Schnootzle from Austria was cute- kind of a leprechaun character who is treated well by the boys despite his rudeness repays them with food and riches.
The Cantor of the Trees from Russia was a sweet story about a Jewish boy who sang to God to protect the trees.
The Twelve Brothers from the Czech Republic may have been my favorite. Each brother was a month of the year and the stepdaughter (definite Cinderella type character) is blessed by them after being respectful.
Babushka from Russia we skipped because we'd read it already in a different book a few weeks ago.
The Bag of Warmth from the Slavey people in Canada was interesting. It had a different feel than many of the others.
The Cailleach of the Snows was the hardest to understand, but it says afterward that it was conceived by the author/editor and combined 2 Celtic stories which is maybe why it seemed so convoluted.
The Lonely Boatman from Scotland was good, but a bit sad
The Winter Cabin from Russia reminded us of the Brementown Musicians and a little of The Little Red Hen
Schnitzle, Schotzle, Schnootzle from Austria was cute- kind of a leprechaun character who is treated well by the boys despite his rudeness repays them with food and riches.
The Cantor of the Trees from Russia was a sweet story about a Jewish boy who sang to God to protect the trees.
The Twelve Brothers from the Czech Republic may have been my favorite. Each brother was a month of the year and the stepdaughter (definite Cinderella type character) is blessed by them after being respectful.
Babushka from Russia we skipped because we'd read it already in a different book a few weeks ago.
The Bag of Warmth from the Slavey people in Canada was interesting. It had a different feel than many of the others.
The Cailleach of the Snows was the hardest to understand, but it says afterward that it was conceived by the author/editor and combined 2 Celtic stories which is maybe why it seemed so convoluted.
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February 2, 2018
Folklore, Stories about winter from mostly Europe, Winter, Children's stories, holidays, picture book format.
October 10, 2020
A good collection of stories and lovely illustrations.
March 21, 2024
Surprisingly action packed not exactly the bedtime stories I was expecting but still valuable.
February 26, 2021
I love flipping through an interesting looking picture book for children every now and then (despite not having any kids myself) and this one caught my eye at the library because I loved the artwork. The stories were quite interesting and fun, and unsurprisingly, very well complimented by the style of illustrations that accompanied the stories.
If you're looking for a cozy little picture book to read out loud to your kids that covers fairy tales and stories from other cultures, this is a great place to start!
If you're looking for a cozy little picture book to read out loud to your kids that covers fairy tales and stories from other cultures, this is a great place to start!
December 15, 2015
I quite liked several of these stories, especially the one about the 12 men who are each a month of the year. The illustrations were lovely, but the pages with no pictures were a bit long to hold my children's attention at times. I like how there were stories from around the world, as I am always trying to get my kids to realize that people from elsewhere have different histories and traditions.
July 31, 2011
So far it is lovely! We've read two stories and I think we could have read the whole book : )
January 23, 2009
Beautifully illustrated!
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