Tuck-Me-In Tales

by MacDonald, Margaret Read; Davis, Yvonne

• ISBN13: 9780874836226
• ISBN10: 0874836220
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-13
• Publisher: August House

Summary

Around the world each night, parents tell stories to children as they put them to bed. Margaret Read MacDonald a folklorist, storyteller, and children's librarian uses bedtime tales in the daytime to end her story hours on a calm note. Here she includes five of her favorites from around the world. Chin Chin Kobokama tells the story of a young Japanese girl who overcomes her fear of the dark and learns there are good reasons to clean up her room. Snow Bunting's Lullaby, a lovely Siberian tale, ....

Author Biography

Margaret Read MacDonald Bio:

Margaret Read MacDonald is a professional storyteller, award winning author and highly respected consultant who travels the world telling stories and conducting workshops for educators. Her most popular workshop “Playing with Stories” has been offered in over 70 countries. She has been invited to storytelling and literary festivals in Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand and Singapore. In addition, Dr. MacDonald teaches storytelling to classroom teachers for the Lesley University Creative Education through the Arts program. For years, she also taught storytelling as an Adjunct Professor with the University of Washington Information School. Dr. MacDonald is the author of over 60 books on folklore and storytelling topics, including many award winning folktale picture books. She has been telling stories since 1964 in her work as a children's librarian, and she holds a Ph.D. in Folklore from Indiana University along with an M.Ed.EC. (Educational Communications Masters) from the University of Hawaii and a Master's of Library Science (MLS) from the University of Washington. She is well known for her ability to create texts that delight the ear and are easy for teachers to share. Teaching with Story contains 20 of these useful stories that can be used by teachers with their students.

Table of Contents

Snow Bunting's Lullaby

A Folktale from Siberia

Chin Chin Kobokama

A Folktale from Japan

Kanji-jo, the Nestlings

A Mende Folktale from Liberia

The Playground of the Sun and Moon

An Araucanian Folktale from Chile and Argentina

Counting Sheep

An Endless Tale from the British Isles

Notes on the Stories