Whole Story Handbook

Winner of Storytelling World Award & Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award

Reading a story silently is a private act; hearing one told aloud is a communal act. Like musical scores that come to life when played, stories take on an added dimension when shared aurally. Carol Birch—storyteller, children's librarian, and teacher—tackles the slippery topic of the difference between memorizing a written story and reciting it aloud, and telling it directly and engagingly to a group of listeners.

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