Pete Seeger's Storytelling Book [B0675]

2000 HCDJ 1st edition in nice clean condition. Folk icon Pete Seeger carries on the storytelling tradition by teaching parents old and new classics to pass on to their children. For more than fifty years, Pete Seeger has been sharing his songs and stories with the world. Now in this wonderful collection of stories, ideas, and music, he shows how anyone-grandparents, parents, teachers-can start a storytelling tradition of their own. In Pete Seeger's Storytelling Book, he and Paul Jacobs include Pete's own family stories, tales from America's past, new versions of familiar legends, and stories based on Pete's favorite songs, such as "Abiyoyo." And, in keeping with the theme that a story never really ends-in fact it gets better each time it is told-the book sends the reader away with wonderful story openers to get started. With suggestions on how to personalize the stories, this is not only a valuable resource for any classroom or household but a precious, intimate gift from one of America's most beloved musicians.

From Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "This was probably a guaranteed *love* for me. What surprised me was how much my 18-month-old toddler loved it! This is not a picture book, or the type of book you would expect a very young toddler to sit through. It is chapter-book sized collection of stories by Pete Seeger. Still, I began reading these stories to my young toddler at naptime, and she adored them. My daughter's favorite was "Abiyoyo," a story I always enjoyed reading to groups in picture book form. But even after I showed her that we had a copy of the picture book and read it to her, she continues to carry over this copy to have me read it from there. As a storyteller/librarian/parent that warms my heart. I was very fond of the story with the yopping peas, as well as the train that lands in the lake. Great collection!"; "The storytelling tips and lead ins are interesting and quite charming. The best thing about this book, however, is the great stories. Every evening my son walks out of his room with the book hidden behind his back and a big grin on his face. He holds it up in front of me and asks "Ready?" We absolutely LOVE this book!"; "This book is exactly what I wanted and needed as I take up the skill of storytelling. There are a fair number of different books on the subject, but when I read Seeger's book, I feel I am listening to someone I know (I did see him perform live once.) There is some instruction on how to tell a story, and a goodly number of Seeger's own stories. What makes the book especially good is that most other storytelling manuals will focus on fairy tails and epic stories. In other words, fiction. Seeger concentrates on autobiographical stories, and reinforced my being able to tell one of my own true stories. Best of all, this is a great read even if you have no interest in learning how to tell stories."; "Written by a fabulous storyteller this book was a fun departure from my usual fiction reading. Mr. Seeger outlines the art of storytelling and shares many wonderful examples of stories worth telling. Fun book that gives some great pointers for anyone who has been asked to "tell me a story"."