Synopsis
She is a living icon of the family storytelling renaissance in American. And to hear her tell it, Kathryn Tucker Windham owes it all to her father, the small-town banker, school board chairman, and Sunday school superintendent who always came home with a story. These stories celebrate the father he was and the stories that are his legacy.
Joan Kindig - Children's Literature
This audio collection of folktales spans the globe, thereby introducing children to tales they may not hear otherwise. Countries that are represented include the British Isles, Nigeria, Panama, Denmark, Sierra Leone, France, and the Ukraine. The stories themselves are wonderfully representative of their cultures. From fairies gone wild in "The Little Old Woman Who Hated Housework" to a very clever mouse who outwits the cat in "Mabela the Clever," lessons are taught in each of the folktales and tell us a little bit about the country of origin. Margaret Read MacDonald does a superb job of performing these stories and is keenly aware of her audience. Accompanied by Richard Scholtz, an autoharpist, there is just enough music to add drama to the stories where necessary without being intrusive. Perfect for storytelling, these folktales come alive in the telling and abound with repetition that hooks the listener. This collection is ideal for classroom use when studying folktales and may encourage children to act them out themselves. 2002, August House Audio,