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Ready-To-Tell Tales: Sure-Fire Stories From America's Favorite Storytellers (Multicultural Resource: Stories & Tellers of Many Cultures)

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This book is one of the first of many story collections I have bought in my journey as a teller. It remains one of my favorites, especially as a resource for the young tellers I have nurtured in my youth teller's guild. Some of the best tellers around have generously shared tales they have told, along with tips for the teller. At a time when the word "copyright" often rears its head among the storytelling world, this sharing of a favorite story, with permission to tell, is a rare gift.

The stories themselves range from tall tale, such as Chuck Larkin's "Electricity Elixer" to world folklore from David Novak in the story of "The Three Dolls," and everything in between. Each story has notes from the teller on the meaning of the story to them, the full text of the tale, followed by notes from the teller that will help beginning tellers understand better how to capture the mood of the story.

If you are looking for a collection of stories that are sure to please a wide range of audiences, look no further. This volume will be a great resource for the classroom, library or homeschool families. (Gwyn is a professional storyteller who has coached many middle school students in the telling of their first story).

The stories are very interesting and my children (5 and 8 old)
love them very much.

The "Panther and the Rabbit" is their lovely one.
I told them many times.

The "Fox's Sack" is very funny with songs. You know it's
the kind of stories you will remember all the time.

I think that with the "Magic Mortar" you will be delighted,
because you can't guessing the end. My children were
very surprised but got an answer to one of their many questions!

It's nice too to read tips to tell the story and to know
more about the teller.

Enjoy!
Myriam

This book is just full of stories from the best tellers! I enjoyed them all, but liked that many areas and cultures were represented including the south and native american tellers. I would recommend this to anyone who likes storytelling as a hobby, or as a teller!

After a few years of not telling stories, I was invited to an event, and had to just find a few stories I wanted to work on, and do it fast.
I hit the books, mainly the classics, and the work was going slow. I had little time. Then I stumbled on this book, and I would have been happy enough to find even one story to work with. But it turned out to be a mine of great inspiration, reminding me right here, right then, why I loved storytelling to start with.

I share the story, "Strength" with my students every year. It is mostly funny, but the ending is a thought-provoking message of anti-violence.

Excellent book! I've used the stories in this book countless times to engage and hold the attention of my children as well as numerous students from kindergarten through fifth grade. Helped me enjoy being a substitute teacher for many years.

Stories are excellent, diverse in nature and contain tips on how to best present to a group. I highly recommend for parents and teachers!