In the shadows lurking between midnight and morning, the imagination reigns. “Real” and “imagined” become simply words with shifting boundaries and slippery definitions.
In this abundant and kaleidoscopic collection, Spagnoli includes stories from Japan, India, Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Laos, Tibet, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, China, Indonesia, T
Telling Your Own Stories is designed for families, teachers, counselors anyone who wants to inspire storytelling either in themselves or in others. Through a series of memory prompts, the user is led
In this trickster tale from Africa, Anansi learns the value of being a good host. He also learns the truth of the old saying, what goes around, comes around.
Did you ever wonder why spiders have no hair? After reading this African trickster tale, you will know. When Anansi goes to help his grandmother, he can't resist her steaming, hot pot of beans. Bobby
Expert treasure hunter, W.C. Jameson introduces yet another intriguing collection of pirate tales featuring treacherous cutthroats, lost buried treasures, and sunken ships. North American Pirates and
This resource book is full of activities that can be used during school, church, or youth programming to transform listeners into participants. Includes more than forty selections, including action so
This resource book is full of activities that can be used during school, church, or youth programming to transform listeners into participants. Includes more than forty selections, including action so
In the Native American tradition, there is a strong connection between the spirit world and the natural world. What happens in one has a definite impact on the other. In this collection, Native Amer
As any good storyteller knows, audience participation often makes the difference between a so-so story and a terrific tale. Here, veteran performer Margaret Read MacDonald shares her experience in thi
Bubbling with beautiful princesses, dragon-slaying underdogs, and crafty tricksters, these Franco-American stories explore a heritage that has become known as a quiet presence in the United States. Pa
This volume, the seventh in W.C. Jameson's buried treasures series, contains thirty such tales of forgotten riches. It was these tales and others like them that drove westware expansion, and though ma
Offers nearly fifty short stories from around the world, which can be read in five minutes and are classed into categories including "participation tales," "origin stories," "riddle tales," "romances,
Offers nearly fifty short stories from around the world, which can be read in five minutes and are classed into categories including "participation tales," "origin stories," "riddle tales," "romances,
For the past three decades, Pleasant DeSpain has explored Latin Americaf_its countries, countrysides, customs, cultures, and especially, its stories. While his repertoire of traditional world folktale
For storytellers who are just starting out, it seems appropriate to begin telling to young children. Yet young children present the most difficult audience a storyteller can face. So where does one be
This collection illuminates the unbroken chain of the black oral tradition which is alive in America. The Youngs, who are storytellers and teachers, have assembled an anthology that bears out both the
For those who want to begin storytelling but don't know where to start, The Storyteller's Start-Up Book offers everything one could ask for. Margaret Read MacDonald, a folklorist and children's librar
Modern-day counterparts of the Spanish conquistadors and the early nineteenth-century settlers still cling to the image of El Dorado. The folklore of the land still exerts its magical pull. The pickup
Ask a storyteller a question and in response you get a story. The interviews in this handbook are packed with well-chosen anecdotes, metaphors, and parables illuminating the art of storytelling as it
A cedar chest that had been packed with gold coins robbed from a bank just south of Lexington, Kentucky, in 1860, was recovered 50 years later by a fishing guide in King's Mill Pond. Only a handful of
Legends of outlaw loot, pirate hoards, buried mines, and Santa Anna's pack-train gold. Contains 31 legends from the Lone Star State. As they relate to the lost fortunes of Native Americans, French pir
Young or old, playful or terrifying, clad in the brocades of the 16th century or the jeans of today, the phantoms of these tales vary as much as the places they haunt. Whatever their demeanor, whereve
The 32 tales from the area containing the backbone of America include The Gold Behind the Waterfall (Arizona), The Treasure of Deadman Cave (Colorado), Lava Cave Cache (Idaho), Henry Plummer's Lost Go
The dusty trails heading west of the Mississippi provided intrigue, adventure, and danger for the men and women who set out in search of a new life and fortune. Outlaws along with pioneers and forty-n
The director of an addiction treatment center for more than four decades, Joe McQ has become an internationally respected teacher and lecturer on the Twelve Step method introduced by Alcoholics Anonym
The phenomenal success of Laughter in Appalachia, Loyal Jones' and Billy Edd Wheeler's first collection of humor, says something about the importance of humor in our lives, and the talent Jones and Wh
When Mother and Father Bear go off to look after Grandmother Bear, they leave twins Jonas and Juniper to take care of the house and field chores, warning them to beware of thieves. In this retelling o
From African roots to the present day, scholar and storyteller Rex Ellis animates the African-American experience, weaving the strands of African folklore, early American history, and contemporary int
Back by popular demand, these timeless, scary favorites and contemporary thrillers are collected together for young readers by storytellers Richard and Judy Dockrey Young. Spine-tingling tales of dati
Heather Forest's artful prose and keen curatorial selection brings an array of ancient tales of adventure, quest and heroics to life for modern readers. This multicultural anthology presents pivotal e
