Text ON storytelling...


Waller Hastings compiled this short list of books for a storytelling class with the suggestions from the CHILDLIT members. (August 15, 1995)


Recommended texts ON storytelling:

  • Norma Livo and Sandra Rietz, Storytelling: Process and Parctice. (Libraries Unlimited, 1986)
  • Livo and Rietz, Storytelling Activities (Libraries Unlimited, 1987)
  • Caroline Feller Bauer, Handbook for Storytellers (H.W. Wilson, 1983)
  • Caroline Feller Bauer, Celebrations (H.W. Wilson, 1985)
  • Caroline Feller Bauer, This Way to Books (H.W. Wilson, 1983)
  • Caroline Feller Bauer, New Handbook for Storyetllers with Stories, Poems, magic and More_ (ALA, 1993)
  • Margaret Read MacDonalds, The Story-Teller's Start-Up Book: Finding, Learning, Performing and Using Folktales (August House, 1993).
  • Kerry Mallan, Children as Storytellers (Heinemann, 1992)
  • Jack Maguire, Creative Storytelling (McGraw-Hill, 1985)

Recommended story collections:

  • Joanna Cole, Best-Loved Fairy Tales from around the World (Doubleday, 1982)
  • Margaret Read MacDonald, Twenty Tellable Tales (H.W. Wilson)
  • Jane Yolen, Favorite Folktales from around the World (Pantheon, 1986)

And a video suggestion:
  • Doug Lipman, Coaching Storytellers (This is on how to teach storytellers.)

Last Updated: May 6, 1997

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April 12, 2003