BIBLIOGRAPHY

While there are far too many resources relating to the subject of storytelling to due justice to them in a single bibliography, the items below are a good place to begin. There are many fine publishers who have works represented. Because they have played such a preeminent role in the support of the storytelling community, a link to August House is provided here so that you can view their latest list of titles: www.augusthouse.com.

Storytelling Technique

Barton, Bob. Tell Me Another. Pembroke Publishers Limited, 1986.
Livo, Norma J. and Sandra A. Rietz. Storytelling Process & Practice. Libraries Unlimited, 1986.
Mac Donald, Margaret Read. Storytellers Startup Book. Little Rock: August House, 1993.
Mellon, Nancy. Storytelling and the Art of Imagination. Element Inc., 1992.
Paley, Vivian Gussin. The Boy Who Would Be a Helicopter: The Uses of Storytelling in the Classroom. Harvard University Press, 1990.
Pellowski, Anne. The World of Storytelling. Bronx, NY: H.W. Wilson, 1990.
Sawyer, Ruth. The Way of the Storyteller. Penguin Books, 1942.

Reference

Abbott, Marti and Betty Jane Polk. Celebrating Our Diversity. Carthage, IL: Fearon Teacher Aids, 1993.
Caduto, Michael J., and Joseph Bruchac. Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children. Fulcrum, 1988.
Carroll, Jeri A. and Dennis J. Kear. A Multicultural Guide to Thematic Units for Young Children. Carthage, IL: Good Apple, 1993.
Cathon, Laura E., et. al., ed. Stories to Tell to Children: A Selected List. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 1974.
Eastman, Mary Huse. Index to Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends. Second Supplement. Boston: FW. Faxon, 1952
Hayden, Carla D. Venture into Cultures: A Resource Book of Multicultural Materials and Programs. Chicago: American Library Association, 1992.
Ireland, Norma O. Index to Fairy Tales 1978-1986: Including Folklore, Legends and Myths in Collections. Fifth Supplement. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1989.
Kear, Dennis J. and Jeri A. Carroll. A Multicultural Guide to Literature-Based Whole Language Activities for Young Children. Carthage, IL: Good Apple, 1993.
Kivnick, Helen Q. "South Africa's Heart of Song," Storytelling Magazine. Summer 1991, p. 18.
Lima, C.W. and J.A. Lima. A to Zoo, Subject Access to Children's Picture Books. Bowker, 1989.
Mac Donald, Margaret Read. The Storyteller's Sourcebook: A Subject, title, and Motif Index to Folklore Collections for Children. Gale Research, 1982.
National Storytelling Association. Tales as Tools. National Storytelling Press, 1994.
Rovenger, Judith. "The Better to Hear You With: Making Sense of Folktales," School Library Journal. March 1993. p. 134.
Stotter, Ruth. "Interpreting Stories from Other Cultures," The National Storytelling Journal. Winter 1988, p. 18.
White, Kathleen M. "Griot: Memory of Mankind," The National Storytelling Journal. Fall 1988, p. 3.

Anthologies

Abrahams, Roger D. African Folktales. Pantheon Books, 1983.
Abrahams, Roger D. Afro-American Folktales. Pantheon Books, 1985.
Aesop. Fables. Garden City Publishers, 1939.
Asbjornsen, Peter Christen and Jorgen Moe. Norwegian Folktales. Pantheon Books, 1982.
Bushnag, Inea. Arab Folktales. Pantheon Books, New York, 1986.
Clarkson, Atelia and Gilbert B. Cross. World Folktales. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1980.
DeSpain, Pleasant. Thirty-Three Multicultural Tales to Tell. Little Rock: August House, 1993.
DeSpain, Pleasant. Twenty-Two Splendid Tales to Tell. [Volumes I & II] Merrill Court Press, 1990.
Erdoes, Richard and Alfonso Ortiz. American Indian Myths and Legends. Pantheon Books, New York, 1984.
Fitzgerald, Burdette S. World Tales for Creative Dramatics & Storytelling. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1962.
Hearne, Betsy. Beauties and Beasts (The Oryx Multicultural Folktale Series). Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1993.
Knappert, Jan. Myths & Legends of the Swahili. Nairobi: Heinemann Educational Books, 1970.
Kruse, Jym. Stories & Songs of Simple Living. Sioux City: Alternatives, 1997.
Livo, Norma J. and Dia Cha. Folk Tales of the Hmong. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1991.
Mac Donald, Margaret Read. Twenty Tellable Tales: Audience Participation Folktales for the Beginning Storyteller. Bronx, NY: H.W. Wilson, 1986.
Medlicott, Mary. Tales for Telling from around the World. NY: Kingfisher Books, 1992.
Norman, Howard. Northern Tales: Traditional Stories of Eskimo and Indian Peoples. Pantheon Books, New York, 1990.
Pellowski, Anne. The Story Vine: A Source Book of Unusual and Easy-to-Tell Stories from Around the World. New York: Macmillan, 1984.
Picard, Barbara Leonie. French Legends, Tales & Fairy Stories. London: Oxford University Press, 1975.
Pourrat, Henri. French Folktales. Pantheon Books, New York, 1989.
Ramanujan, A.K. Folktales from India. Pantheon Books, New York, 1991.
Roberts, Moss, ed. Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies. Pantheon Books, New York, 1979.
Robinson, Adjai. Singing Tales of Africa. Illus. by Christine Price. New York: Scribner's, 1974.
Shannon, George. A Knock at the Door (The Oryx Multicultural Folktale Series). Oryx Press, 1992.
Sierra, Judy and Robert Kaminski. Multicultural Folktales: Stories to tell to young children. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1991.
Tyler, Royall. Japanese Tales. Pantheon Books, New York, 1987.
Withers, Carl. I Saw a Rocket Walk a Mile: Nonsense Tales, Chants, and songs from Many Lands. NY: Holt, 1965.
Withers, Carl. A World of Nonsense: Strange and Humorous Tales from Many Lands. NY: Holt, 1968.
Wolkstein, Diane. The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales. Schocken Books, New York, 1980.
Yolen, Jane, ed. Favorite Folktales from around the World. Pantheon Books, New York, 1986.