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.
This week's story is Hiawatha and the Peacemaker, retold and written by Robbie Robertson and illustrated by David Shannon. Watch the accompanying video to hear from Robbie Robertson how he…
The story of the week is Hansel and Gretel. I chose this story for two reasons. One my grandson Jackson is devouring fairytales faster than his mother and father can…
The People Shall Continue is Simon Ortiz's masterful history of Native American people for children. Required reading. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5gtzCv-NFg
The Steadfast Tin Soldier, written by Hans Christian Anderson, is a remarkable story of disability, adventure, evil, determination, and love. It is a story that never fails to set…
This week's story is The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story retold by Joseph Bruchac, pictures by Anna Vojtech. Originally Cherokee Indians were an Indian nation living in the area of…