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Reviews Looking for a good book on the craft of storytelling? Or want to find a storytelling game, or software that helps you learn storytelling? Or maybe you'd just like to know what goes on at a storytelling event. Here are some reviews of books, storytelling events, and more, from past issues of In The Wind. Book Reviews From the Winds of Manguito, edited by Margaret Read MacDonald, reviewed by Jill Johnson Well, MRM has done it again. She's edited another book of folktales from a fascinating part of the world rarely heard from: Cuba. Click here to read entire review Tunjur! Tunjur! Tunjur! by Margaret Read MacDonald, reviewed by Pat Peterson A woman wishes for a chld to love, "even if it is nothing more than a pot" -- and her wish is granted. The title of this tale comes from teh sound the pot makes as it rolls its way out to explore the wide world. Click here to read entire review Ten Traditional Tellers, by Margaret Read MacDonald, reviewed by Jill Johnson Years in the making, this book is quite unlike MRM's other storytelling books. It was published only after constant pressure from the author -- who is dedicated to bringing the stories of traditional tellers from all over the world to light. Click here to read entire review Making History: how to remember, record, interpret and share the events of your life, by Kim Pearson, reviewed by Pat Peterson As storytellers, many of us want to develop personal stories. Some of us have a considerable number of years and experiences to draw upon. Comes the dilemma -- "I can't remember." Click here to read entire review Indonesian Folktales, retold by Murti Bunanta, reviewed by Jill Johnson My favorite tale: a Cinderella type story about a Youngest Sister married to a caterpillar (tattadu.) Click here to read entire review Telling Stories to Children, National Storytelling Network, edited by Betty Lehrman, reviewed by Pat Peterson If you are a storyteller, librarian, teacher or parent who wants to share stories with children, this book will provide you with tips and techniques to entertain, inform and educate. Click here to read entire review Event Reviews On The Road in Search of Stories, review by Virginia Rankin Tell it! Move it! Kinetic Theater Approaches to Storytelling -- what a tantalizing title for a workshop. Click here to read entire review Sparks & The Hot Seat, review by Mary Brugh It was a rare treat to attend Jay O'Callahan's workshop at the Forest Festival this year. After some warm-up exercises, Jay described his process of starting work on a story. Click here to read entire review Fairies and Monsters and Zombies -- and the Child within us all, review by Jill Johnson The Story Swap at All for Kids Bookstore was more than a little unusual. As the coordinator of the event, I got to the bookstore a bit early. The clerk asked me if I knew about the parents who were bringing their child to hear his story read. Parents? Child? A story read? I knew nothing about any of this. Click here to read entire review Other Reviews Didya Know? A Storytelling Game, reviewed by Jill Johnson In 2004, Seattle resident Rob Mathewson created a new storytelling game called "Didya Know? or Conversations in a Can. The object of the game, says Rob, is to have fun by telling and listening to stories and learning stuff you never knew about the people around the table. Click here to read entire review "The universe is made up of stories, not atoms." |
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