Resources

Collections of Stories for Children to Tell
(Can't wait to get started, go to the sources with an asterisk first!)

	Aesop's Fables http://www.aesopfables.com/ Collection of over 655 of Aesop's Fables.
	American Folklore http://www.americanfolklore.net/ Includes retellings of American folktales, Native American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each and every one of the 50 United States.
	Carle, Eric. (1996). Treasury of Classic Stories for Children*. New York: Orchard Books.
	DeSpain, Pleasant. (1993). Thirty-Three Multicultural Tales to Tell*. Little Rock, AK: August House.
	DeSpain, Pleasant. (1990). Twenty-Two Splendid Tales to Tell From Around the World.* Volumes I and II. Little Rock, AK: August House.
	Elderbarry's Stories http://www.eldrbarry.net/ Collection of a variety of stories. (Christmas stories, stories from the northwest, Bible stories, favorite stories of storytellers, etc.)
	Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html Collection of tales by theme.
	Forest, Heather. (1996). Wisdom Tales from Around the World.* Little Rock, AK: August House.
	Forest, Heather. (1995). Wonder Tales from Around the World.* Little Rock, AK: August House.
	Garrity, Linda K. (1991). Fabulous Fables: Using Fables With Children. Glenview, IL: GoodYearBooks.
	Hamilton, Martha & Weiss, Mitch. (2005). Children tell stories.* Katonah, NY: Richard C. Owens.
	Hamilton, Martha & Weiss, Mitch. (1999). How & why stories: World tales kids can read & tell.* Little Rock, Arkansas: August House.
	Hamilton, Martha & Weiss, Mitch. (2000). Noodlehead stories: World tales kids can read & tell. Little Rock, Arkansas: August House.
	Hamilton, Martha & Weiss, Mitch. (1996). Stories in my pocket: Tales kids can tell. Golden, Colorado: Fulcrum Publishing.
	Hamilton, Martha & Weiss, Mitch. (2002). Through the grapevine: World tales kids can read and tell. Little Rock, Arkansas: August House.
	Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales and Stories http://hca.gilead.org.il/xref.html#L Collection of Hans Christian Andersen works.
	Hoyt, Linda. (1999). Revisit, Reflect, Retell: Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
	Lambert, Richard & Rilstone, Andrew & Wallis, James. (1993). Once upon a time: The storytelling card game. Northfield, MN: Atlas Games.
	Lippert, Margaret H. (1993). Teacher's Read Aloud Anthology. New York: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.
	McCarthy, Tara. (1992). Multicultural Fables and Fairy Tales: stories and Activities to Promote Literacy and Cultural Awareness. New York: Scholastic.
	MacDonald, Margaret Read. (2000). Shake-It-Up Tales! Stories to Sing, Dance, Drum, and Act Out.* Little Rock, AK: August House.
	MIDIs for KIDDIES http://www.newtunings.com/kidmid/ Collection of songs that may be incorporated into storytelling programs
	Norfolk, Bobby & Sherry. (1999). The moral of the story: Folktales for character development. Little Rock, AR: August House.
	Pinkney, Jerry. (2000). Aesop Fables*. New York: Seastar Books.
	Pitara.com Kids Network http://www.pitara.com Collection of longer stories in a "TaleSpin" section, as well as shorter stories.
	Story Lovers The website for story lovers…Storylovers.com. Very thorough coverage of all of the genres that interest tellers as well as a connection to many other valuable resources. http://www.story-lovers.com/

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Collections of Stories for Children to Tell (Can't wait to get started, go to the sources with an asterisk first!)

Collections of Stories for Children to Tell
(Can't wait to get started, go to the sources with an asterisk first!)