Washoe County Library System

A collection of folktales, primarily from the United States, as well as one adaptation and two original stories, each followed by tips for novice storytellers.

Contains fifteen lesson plans that utilize reading aloud, storytelling, poetry, wordplay, and musical and movement activities to get children excited about books.

A new and revised edition! Bestselling children's author and internationally respected literacy expert Mem Fox reveals the incredible emotional and intellectual impact reading aloud to children has on their ability to learn to read. With passion and humor, Fox speaks of when, where, and why to read aloud and demonstrates how to read aloud to best effect and how to get the most out of a read-aloud session. She discusses the three secrets of reading,...

"An instructional book on how to write a story from bestselling author Frances O'Roark Dowell"--