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Gladly Jumping Through Hoops by Carol Birch
Gladly Jumping Through Hoops by Carol Birch 3/13/2022 The following remarks build on my essay published in School Library Journal’s UP FOR DISCUSSION column in 2007. SLJ is a place where children’s book people like authors, illustrators, editors, book designers, publishers, and publicists gather with teachers and librarians. Unfortunately, the invitation to
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WHY I TELL TWAIN
WHY I TELL TWAIN © 2021 By Steve Daut After I had been telling stories for a few years, I decided to tell “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”, a Mark Twain story that my mom used to read to me when I was a kid. I quickly realized
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Beyond the Printed Page: Telling Literary Stories
Beyond the Printed Page: Telling Literary Stories © 2022 Maria LoBiondo When you read a story that touches you deeply, it’s hard to let go of that first rush of “I want to tell this!” That’s how I felt early in my storytelling journey when I read Tomie dePaola’s
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The Healing Aspects of Storytelling
The Healing Aspects of Storytelling ©2021 Christine Chew, PhD It should not be a far stretch for one to recognize the therapeutic benefits inherent in the use of stories. After all, storytelling is one of the oldest and most powerful teaching and learning methods used by humans. And who,
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