Creative Storytelling: Choosing, Inventing, & Sharing Tales for Children [Paperback]

Jack Maguire (Author)

Book Description

Quite simply, Creative Storytelling is one of the best and most comprehensive books on telling stories. This newly expanded, beautifully illustrated, step-by-step guide tells readers about sources and types of stories; how to gear stories toward children of different ages and interests; techniques for remembering and adapting stories; and how to use personal experiences to create new stories. One chapter takes a story through the complete storytelling process, with specific tips on tone, pacing, and atmosphere. A special section examines how storytelling leads to a wide range of other creative activities. This edition also features a new section on storytelling and environmentalism, with information on creating stories that foster environmental awareness.

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About the Author

Jack Maguire has taught creative writing and communications at the college level, and written and produced cable TV programs. He lives in Highland, New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Yellow Moon Pr (January 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0938756354
• ISBN-13: 978-0938756354
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #683,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book for those who work with children., April 28, 2003

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Dan (Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Storytelling: Choosing, Inventing, & Sharing Tales for Children (Paperback)

Children NEED to hear stories, and not just from books. They especially need their parents to spend time with them, and storytelling is a wonderful way to do this.

This book is full of good information, including some of the history of storytelling. Among others, there is a chapter on learning stories to tell, and another to help with creating your own stories. There is also an afterward that addresses storytelling in relation to environmentalism.

Creative Storytelling is a book intended for parents, teachers, day care providers and librarians. It would also be a worthy read for camp counselors. I would recommend it to people in any of these positions.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent source book for anyone interested in storytelling, August 6, 1998

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This review is from: Creative Storytelling: Choosing, Inventing, and Sharing Tales for Children (Paperback)

As a resource for families, teachers, and librarians, this book is readable and reliable. The stories and suggestions about how to tell stories are especially useful. I have used the book for over 8 years in my work as a storyteller in the classroom.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fall in love with stories!, August 24, 2009

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Jane Helen Austen "Reading/English Teacher" (Norfolk, Virginia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Creative Storytelling: Choosing, Inventing, & Sharing Tales for Children (Paperback)

If you aren't already completely enamored with stories and storytelling, this book will totally ensnare your heart! I am a teacher and bought it for some tips on telling stories and also to give my students ideas on writing them. As if I didn't already love stories enough this book made me want to read every single legend, folktale, and myth in print! I learned a lot about storytelling, writing your own stories and collecting the best stories. It is perfect for anyone that wants to spin a yarn with finesse and please an audience! Storytelling is a dying art and needs to be preserved. This book does it's part in training new storytellers to enter the magic world of storytelling. Highly recommend it!