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I began storytelling publicly in my job as a Children's Librarian at the Clovis-Carver Library in Clovis, New Mexico. As the growth of my children's program continued from the 8 children who were story hour regulars it became apparent that there is a size at which reading a simple story to children will not work without projection of pages to enlarge them to a screen. "Big Books" can help, but even those are a problem with large groups.
This "lightbulb moment" happened when 70 preschool children arrived for story hour. I put down the Steven Kellogg book I had planned to use and told my Irish Grandfather's version of Little Red Riding Hood, and suddenly 70 children aged 3-5 years were quiet. From that day onward, I told at least one story at each story hour. This experience led me not only into a life of storytelling, but also into the study of how
It is crucial when telling stories to young children to realize that they haven't the verbal sophistication to respond to the literature, but they need very much to respond. This can be done through art, movement, role play, food, games, or any variety of other creative means.
By far the most important fact of storytelling is that it is a mutual activity between the storyteller and the listener. Listening and observing is as important a part of storytelling as learning the story and telling it with a personal flare!
Learn to tell a story using this Power Point Presentation. You may use it. Just acknowledge where you got it!
Family Sorytelling how to's.
These links are just a few that will get you started in storytelling. By far the best place to begin is your public library. Get to know the Children's Librarian, volunteer to help with story hour. Build your confidence. Volunteer as a storyteller at your child's school. Attend local Storytellers events and trainings. See if there is a local chapter of storytellers. The library will know all this and more!
A good bibliography of storytelling materials which can fire your imagination and give you stories to tell!
The Network of Biblical Storytellers There are storytellers and then there are Biblical storytellers.
Aaron Sheppard's Storytelling Page - Many levels- including coral reading - a great place for teachers.
Storytelling in a Digital Age - an excellent place to get your juices flowing about storytelling and life.
Storytellers' Webring - See many sites one after the other all dedicated to oral storytelling.
National Storytelling Festival - probably responsible for the widespread resurgence of storytelling.
Bauer, Caroline F, Celebrations. This book offers holidays - stories and activities, games and poems.
Greene, Eloise and Baker Augusta, The art of storytelling. A great sourcebook for the novice or experienced teller. Augusta Baker was head of Children's Services at New York Public for years!
Mallett, Jerry. Stories to Draw. Think you can’t tell stories or draw this boo proves you wrong!
Livo, Norma. Joining In. A great collection of audience participation stories and how to tell them.
Pellowski, Anne. The family storytelling handbook. Stories, anecdotes, rhymes, handerciefs, paper, and other objects to to tell stories to enrich famly traditions.
Sawyer, Ruth. The way of the storyteller. A classic in storytelling literature.
Schimmel, Nancy. Just enough to make a story. Excellent book to get you started.
Shedlock, Marie. The art of the storyteller. Another Classic by one of the early story tellers of this century. Shedlock worked at the New York Public Library under Sawyer and saw to it that story hours became a regular at public libraries everywhere.
Warren, Jean. Cut and tell. These are soo easy. They use paper plates and the kids love them. They come in the following flavors; stories for Fall, Winter, Spring.
Wolkstein, Diane. The magic orange tree. Wonderful stories from the Caribbean.
Webpage updated July 30, 2010