The Goblin and the Grocer
This week's story is the Goblin and the Grocer, one of Hans Christian Anderson's lesser known tales, but one of my favorites. The story explores a theme near and dear…
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June 3, 2018
I read some of my favorite stories and non-fiction children’s books and share stories of my own. Storytelling is a fundamental way of sharing our sense of the world and expressing our place in it. Stories frame everything we do in the world, what we know and don’t know, and our understandings of the impossible and possible. Stories encircle and open up the world.
The Little Engine That Could
The Little Engine That Could offers up the enduring mantra, "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can." One of the primary functions of stories is…
May 28, 2018
The Funny Little Woman
This Japanese folktale is a favorite with kids and seems to help with the idea of dealing with "monsters." It teaches us about the power of laughter, courage, and the…
May 21, 2018
The Snake’s Tales
The Snake's Tales, by Marguerite Davol, explores the origin of stories in finding the extraordinary in the ordinary, explaining oneself, the interconnections between fiction and reality, the pleasure in being…
May 13, 2018
Thank You Earth: A Love Letter to Our Planet
This weeks story is called Thank You Earth: A Love Letter to Our Planet, by April Pulley Sayre. The photographs are beautiful. Let us do our best to embrace the…
April 29, 2018