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The Hakawati
Rabih Alameddine
Knopf, 2008
A jewel to treasure. I did not want it to end.
Once in a very long while comes along a book so magical that one wishes it would never end. How perfect that Alameddine's The Hakawaiti is such a book? The title refers to the practice of a school of Middle Eastern story tellers who would entertain, often appearing ...
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Swallows and Amazons (Godine Storyteller)
Arthur Ransome
David R Godine, 1994
Enchanting and Realistic
Enchanting
It's hard to explain what makes this book so charming: The writing, the way the children and their relationships with each other are shown so clearly and believably, the very real adventures they have, the sense of place....but listing those traits doesn't ...
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Storyteller's Start-Up Book
Margaret MacDonald
August House, 1993
Great book for those venturing into storytelling
Margaret Read MacDonald has another winner in this book that is guaranteed to help the novice get up in front of a group--without book or script--and share the gift known as story. She takes the reader through the process of finding, learning and practicing a story. ...
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The Storyteller's Daughter: A Retelling of "The Arabian Nights" (Once Upon a Time)
Cameron Dokey
Simon Pulse, 2007
Arabian Nights
What stories come to mind when you hear the phrase "fairy tale"? Cinderella? Beauty and the Beast? Probably not Arabian Nights. But though it's not exactly what you'd expect from a series called "Once Upon a Time", "The StoryTeller's Daughter" is one of the best.
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Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller
Judith Thurman
Picador, 1995
A little disillusioned over here.
Ah, so I finally finished this biography last night. I had fallen in love with Out of Africa and Seven Gothic Tales, and in reading her biography, I had hoped to fall in love with Isak Dinesen, the Pellegrina. Sadly, I fell out of it.
The fault is not in the ...
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Swallowdale (Godine Storyteller)
Arthur Ransome
David R Godine, 1986
More an equal than a sequel!
"Swallowdale" continues very much where its predecessor, "Swallows and Amazons", leaves off, with the Walker children returning to "that remote lake in the north of England" one year after the events of the first book and looking forward to another couple of weeks of ...
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Peter Duck: A Treasure Hunt in the Caribbees (Godine Storyteller)
Arthur Ransome
David R Godine, 1987
One of the best stories in the series
I remember reading Peter Duck as a child and being a little disappointed. As a child the adventures of the Swallows & Amazons was best when they were as far away from adults as possible. Battling Uncle Jim / Captain Flint for his houseboat was one thing - going on a ...
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A Child's Christmas in Wales (Godine Storyteller)
Dylan Thomas
David R Godine, 1980
More than a Christmas story.
Scaring sleeping uncles by popping balloons. Getting a hatchet by mistake. Snowballing cats. Dylan Thomas has captured the perfect Christmas. Without any moral, very little plot, and a concern only for the child's perspective, this little piece sticks in my mind better ...
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Storyteller
G. R. Grove
Lulu.com, 2008
Welsh History Tales
I immensely enjoyed this book because of its excellent historical content and the blend of tale and fantasy which makes it so much fun to read. The life of the bard portrayed in the stories is well based on historical research and the tales he tells and experiences ...
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The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
John Truby
Faber & Faber, 2008
Writing Stories Better, and maybe even writing a great one
Truby's book is a writers' manual for solving problems. He's been developing his story techniques for nearly 20 years. The genius of his constructs is that they help the writer uncover the needs of his story with complete flexibility. No blueprints or rigid 'musts.' ...
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The Lion Storyteller Bedtime Book: World Folk Tales Especially for Reading Aloud
Bob Hartman
Lion UK, 2003
A Great Book!
This is one of our new favorite books! My 5 and 3 year old boys absolutely love it! It's enjoyable to read as a parent, too! Highly recommend it!
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Shadow Spinner (A Jean Karl Book)
Susan Fletcher
Aladdin Paperbacks, 1999
Great read!
This book was both spell-binding and educational. I read it to my 11 and 12 year old daughters. They could read it themselves, but I enjoyed it too. It has a mature theme, but it is handled well. It also has a subtle wisdom that is neither preachy nor heavy handed. ...
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Shadowbridge
Gregory Frost
Del Rey, 2008
A gritty and magical world
The world of Shadowbridge would be worth visiting even if Leodora, the protagonist, weren't such good company. Its complexity and realism, overlaid on a structure that is inherently fantastical, makes suspension of disbelief a pleasure as guilty as chocolate. Frost ...
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The Wounded Storyteller: Body, Illness, and Ethics
Arthur W. Frank
University Of Chicago Press, 1997
Life Is A Group Grope
Frank's novel does a masterful job in identifying the "voice" we all need in the battle with life threatnening illness. Embracing and affirming the "whole person" through their storytelling goes far in overcoming the modernist approach in treating the illness without ...
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Coot Club (Godine Storyteller)
Arthur Ransome
David R Godine, 1990
An exciting children's boating adventure
This is the fifth of Arthur Ransome's "Swallows and Amazons" tales, although, in fact, it features not a single member of either the Swallows or the Amazons. Nor, indeed, is it set anywhere near the English Lake District. Instead, it describes the Norfolk Broads ...
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