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storytelling

Books about storytelling for readers of all ages.

Cover of Chicken Licken

Chicken Licken

Mandy Ross, Ladybird Books Staff

Ages 3–7folklorepanic and worry

Cover of Rooster tells a tale

Rooster tells a tale

Winston White

Ages 4–8honestystorytelling

Cover of Shaggy Dog's tall tale

Shaggy Dog's tall tale

Donald Charles

Ages 4–8imaginationstorytelling

Cover of The traveler's tale

The traveler's tale

Erica David

Ages 6–10storytellingadventure

Cover of The Thousand Nights and One Night

The Thousand Nights and One Night

David Walser, Jan Pienkowski

Ages 8–12adventuremagic

Cover of Share a scare

Share a scare

Nancy Loewen

Ages 6–10creativityimagination

Cover of Our stories

Our stories

Marion Dane Bauer

Ages 8–14storytellingcreativity

Cover of Bob's big story collection

Bob's big story collection

Ages 6–10adventureimagination

Cover of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Emily Hutchinson

Ages 8–12american literaturecreativity

Cover of Why dogs chase cats - and other animal stories

Why dogs chase cats - and other animal stories

Hartman, Bob

Ages 4–9animalsfolklore

Cover of How did we get here? and other stories

How did we get here? and other stories

Peggy Campbell

Ages 6–11jamaican culturestorytelling

Cover of I Love to Read! (Four Original Stories for Independent Readers)

I Love to Read! (Four Original Stories for Independent Readers)

Ages 6–9readingindependence

Cover of More Star Tales (North American Indian Stories)

More Star Tales (North American Indian Stories)

Gretchen Will Mayo, Mayo

Ages 8–12folklorenative american culture

Cover of Newfangled Fairy Tales (Classic Stories with a Funny Twist, Book #2)

Newfangled Fairy Tales (Classic Stories with a Funny Twist, Book #2)

Bruce Lansky

Ages 7–12humorcreativity

Cover of Literature: Timeless Voices Timeless Themes

Literature: Timeless Voices Timeless Themes

Henry E. Jacobs, William J. Lederer, Sorensen

Ages 15–18literary analysishuman nature

Cover of An interview with Jenny Nimmo

An interview with Jenny Nimmo

Wendy Cooling

Ages 8–14creativityauthorship

Cover of Gawn ni stori?

Gawn ni stori?

John Owen Huws

Ages 7–12folklorewelsh culture

Cover of SONGS AND VERSE

SONGS AND VERSE

Roald Dahl

Ages 6–12imaginationhumor

Cover of Tell Me a Mitzi

Tell Me a Mitzi

Lore Segal

Ages 4–8familyimagination

Cover of The girl who told 1001 stories

The girl who told 1001 stories

Pomme Clayton

Ages 6–10storytellingimagination

Cover of The Storyteller

The Storyteller

Nissan Mindel

Ages 10–16jewish heritagecultural traditions

Cover of Hour of the bees

Hour of the bees

Lindsay Eagar

Ages 9–14familymemory

Cover of The best story

The best story

Eileen Spinelli

Ages 4–8creativityself-expression

Cover of The sleeper

The sleeper

David Day

Ages 5–10folklorestorytelling