Happy Storytelling Day!  Today, we celebrate the art of storytelling.  In my culture, stories were passed down orally as were our histories.  Now, we have books in which we can share our stories and this helps some of the most amazing stories to be spread around the world and fill children with joy.  And, it’s not just for kids.  Adults can enjoy storytelling too!

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World Storytelling Day, as it suggests, is celebrated all over the world.  It provides a way for people to get together around a common cause, books! In the spirit of Storytelling Day, I want to share some of my favorites books.  What better way to start off a conversation could there be?  Every now and then, I curl up in a blanket with a cup of tea and reread these.  I enjoy the nostalgia they bring.  And I love the new memories that they create for my own children.  The best books for storytelling are:

 

A Story, a Story by Gail E. Haley

 

Anansi the Spider:  by Gerald McDermott

 

 

Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale by Gerald McDermott

 

 

Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions (Picture Puffin Books) by Margaret Musgrove

 

 

Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier

 

Frog and Toad Storybook Treasury: 4 Complete Stories in 1 Volume! by Arnold Lobel

 

 

House on Mango Street by Sandro Cisneros

 

When I was introduced to the story, it was actually the Spanish version first! I have both versions now though!

 

How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez

 

Jabutí the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon by Gerald McDermott

 

 

Mama Panya’s Pancakes by Mary Chamberlin

 

 

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters:  An African Tale by John L. Steptoe

 

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 

 

 

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

 

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

 

 

The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico

 

 

The Lord of the Flies by William Golding

The People Who Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton

 

 

We All Went On Safari (English and Swahili Edition) by Laurie Krebs

 

 

Why Mosquitos Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema

Why The Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale by Mary-Joan Gerson

 

Of course these just a few of my favorites.  To share them all would result in an endless list.  From these books, you can:

• Create unit studies
• Create arts and crafts
• Create a play
• Design games
• Have a table discussion
• Have kids to rewrite their favorites stories or add an additional chapter.
• and more

Let us know if you’ve read any of these.  We’d love to hear from you! In addition to the wonderful books above, you can also find great stories with the Epic app.

Read the best chapter books on Epic! & get access to more than 20,000 amazing children’s books.  They do have some audio and videos too!

Also, I’ve recently joined Kobo.  It’s an audiobook application.  I’ve been enjoying this while going on my evening walks and my kids have used it to play audio versions of their favorites when going to bed in the evening.

What are your favorite storytelling books?

Hasta Pronto!

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