Creative Storytelling: Choosing, Inventing, & Sharing Tales for Children (Paperback)

by Jack Maguire (Author)

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Product 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.

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 Press (January 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0938756354
• ISBN-13: 978-0938756354
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #343,716 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Dan (Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

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.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tool for creating, developing, and telling stories, April 14, 2009

By	C Winger (Athens, GA) - See all my reviews

This is absolutely the best book I've found on storytelling for parents. The content makes logical sense, and is more of a "How-to" guide than any other book I've seen on the subject. If you are an aspiring storyteller with a small child (or children), this book will help you tell and/or create stories. Engaging your children in stories is also a great way to avoid the zombie tube.