How to Tell Stories to Children
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- Create Date：2021-06-27 15:31:03
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Silke Rose West
- ISBN：0358449278
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Reviews
Julia （Shakespeare and Such）
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4。6/5 stars， full review to come！ Like many informational nonfiction books， it was a little repetitive in parts， but the message and lessons were so worthwhile！ I’m so excited to start implementing more of my own storytelling in my classroom next year 💕Organization : 4/5Writing: 5/5Enjoyment of subject/ideas: 5/5
Michelle Castaneda
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How to Tell Stories to Children by Joseph Sarosy and Silke Rose West is a lovely resource for parents。 As an educator and a parent， I really appreciate how the book begins by explaining the power of story。 This is something I’ve personally studied and this front section really resonated with me。 Then， the authors actually show （in words） how to tell a story。 Written for parents， I think this book is absolutely perfect。 I highly recommend it。 I received a digital copy of this book from the publis How to Tell Stories to Children by Joseph Sarosy and Silke Rose West is a lovely resource for parents。 As an educator and a parent， I really appreciate how the book begins by explaining the power of story。 This is something I’ve personally studied and this front section really resonated with me。 Then， the authors actually show （in words） how to tell a story。 Written for parents， I think this book is absolutely perfect。 I highly recommend it。 I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations。 These opinions are entirely my own。 。。。more
Jennyfer
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This is a fantastic resource to help parents let go of perfectionism and simply be present in the art of telling stories。 With suggestions and sample stories， this book guides the reader - nay， storyteller！ - through their own inhibitions， to voicework and puppetry， all aimed at being present in a child's life。 It teaches the parent how to tell age-appropriate， developmentally-appropriate stories to children， guiding them through the trials and tribulations of their lives， from finding safety wi This is a fantastic resource to help parents let go of perfectionism and simply be present in the art of telling stories。 With suggestions and sample stories， this book guides the reader - nay， storyteller！ - through their own inhibitions， to voicework and puppetry， all aimed at being present in a child's life。 It teaches the parent how to tell age-appropriate， developmentally-appropriate stories to children， guiding them through the trials and tribulations of their lives， from finding safety with mom to battling a toothache to starting school or resolving conflict。 But overall， to reinforce the bonds。This is a book I will keep coming back to， in order to be a better， more engaged parent。Many thanks to Netgalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for providing an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review， 。。。more
Manda
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Storytelling is the foundation of humanity， stories passed down through generations is a crucial tradition that has shaped our knowledge of history， of humanity， of ourselves。 All Children love stories and often plead for just one more story， this is not because they need a prize winning complicated narrative， rather they are simply asking for your attention。 Understanding this is the basic foundation of How to Tell Stories to Children。 This book is simply written and a bit repetitive， I caught Storytelling is the foundation of humanity， stories passed down through generations is a crucial tradition that has shaped our knowledge of history， of humanity， of ourselves。 All Children love stories and often plead for just one more story， this is not because they need a prize winning complicated narrative， rather they are simply asking for your attention。 Understanding this is the basic foundation of How to Tell Stories to Children。 This book is simply written and a bit repetitive， I caught myself wondering if the authors remembered they were writing for adults in need of help to ensure they are able to provide that crucial bonding practice with a child they love。 Some of this book is useful but the way the narrative is told and the layout chosen for the information contained in this book is not ideal。 If you read the introduction you can pretty much stop there and you'll have the most important advice this book contains， I wish there was more information on being creative or inspirational with crafting stories but did not get that from this bookWith that being said it is a good jumping off point for adults who are terrified of telling stories， those whose mind goes blank when the inevitable demand for a story comes。 I certainly found some enlightening information （mainly in the introduction） so encourage you to give it a read， just don't expect to gain a solid grip on entertainment。 Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy so I can share my honest opinions。 Though not the best resource out there， I do not regret taking the time to read through it and hope that those who do read it get inspired based on this simple outline and seek other books on the artistic components of good storytelling。 。。。more
Ana
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I received a free e-ARC from the author/publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 How to Tell Stories to Children is a wonderful resource for parents who want to connect more to their child through the medium of storytelling。 Not only does story telling help to emotionally bond people， it can also be used as a tool to foster your child's imagination and skills。 The authors provided very clear instructions and examples of various methods to achieve this。 I thought it was a wonderf I received a free e-ARC from the author/publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 How to Tell Stories to Children is a wonderful resource for parents who want to connect more to their child through the medium of storytelling。 Not only does story telling help to emotionally bond people， it can also be used as a tool to foster your child's imagination and skills。 The authors provided very clear instructions and examples of various methods to achieve this。 I thought it was a wonderful book for parents， and one I look forward to using in the future。 。。。more
Sam
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The practices in the book made it all worthwhile to read the book。 I loved how engaging and creative the asks were while still giving a reasonable ask。 This book helped develop better perspectives and look for things outside of our norm in helpful ways。 The sample stories also helped illustrate the practice exercises。 This would be a great book for new parents excited to read to their children or just families trying to develop better reading routines and share time together。
Erika
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Must ReadI love stories。 So do my children。 I have tried many ways to connect with my children。 And while I'll keep connecting over various and individual interests for the rest of our lives， and while each child is different， stories bring us all together。 It really is magical。 The advice and skills in this book are so important。 I'll use this book as a resource often。"The purpose of this book is to inspire parents and caregivers to take possession of the storytelling tradition that rightfully Must ReadI love stories。 So do my children。 I have tried many ways to connect with my children。 And while I'll keep connecting over various and individual interests for the rest of our lives， and while each child is different， stories bring us all together。 It really is magical。 The advice and skills in this book are so important。 I'll use this book as a resource often。"The purpose of this book is to inspire parents and caregivers to take possession of the storytelling tradition that rightfully belongs to us as human beings。 Partly， this is to provide our children with the engrossing stories that only arise from within the intimacy of family， but we also wish to encourage parents to recapture the joy that comes from this uniquely creative expression。 It is not merely a question of whom or what our child is paying attention to， but what outlets we have created for ourselves to express the intimacy， joy and seriousness that we find in our day to day lives。 Storytelling is not a one-way street。 It’s about the whole relationship。" 。。。more
Kru
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Storytelling is more than what it literally is， it is establishing a connection with your children。 The target audience of this well written book are parents， educators and caregivers。 Each chapter is short， concise， has practice exercises and ends with a sample。Spending quality time with children and instilling a sense of discipline， righteousness， empathy through storytelling can go a long way in creating a better tomorrow。 Though we are all born storytellers， some hiccups like self doubt that Storytelling is more than what it literally is， it is establishing a connection with your children。 The target audience of this well written book are parents， educators and caregivers。 Each chapter is short， concise， has practice exercises and ends with a sample。Spending quality time with children and instilling a sense of discipline， righteousness， empathy through storytelling can go a long way in creating a better tomorrow。 Though we are all born storytellers， some hiccups like self doubt that stops us， can be won over by following the techniques mentioned。 。。。more
Katie
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I loved the mission of this book in that it encourages storytelling as a form of relationship building between children and adults。 I have already put the advice to practice in the way I parent （with alarmingly great results） and look forward to incorporating story telling into my teaching practice。 I would recommend this book to all adults who work with children， including teachers and parents。 I would love to see the ideas in this book picked up by a publisher， to help the authors refine their I loved the mission of this book in that it encourages storytelling as a form of relationship building between children and adults。 I have already put the advice to practice in the way I parent （with alarmingly great results） and look forward to incorporating story telling into my teaching practice。 I would recommend this book to all adults who work with children， including teachers and parents。 I would love to see the ideas in this book picked up by a publisher， to help the authors refine their ideas。 With a little more editing and refinement of quoted resources， I would give this book five stars。 。。。more
Wendy Cluff
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I'm not done reading and I already love this book！ Chock-a-block full of good， solid， practical advice to help one feel confident as a storyteller。 AND， MORE IMPORTANTLY， great at explaining how it is the relationship that is built between tellers and listeners which is the real goal and holds the real magic。 Therapists， teachers， clergy， mentors， etc。， this book will be valuable to you。 I'm not done reading and I already love this book！ Chock-a-block full of good， solid， practical advice to help one feel confident as a storyteller。 AND， MORE IMPORTANTLY， great at explaining how it is the relationship that is built between tellers and listeners which is the real goal and holds the real magic。 Therapists， teachers， clergy， mentors， etc。， this book will be valuable to you。 。。。more
Isaac Butterworth
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Building Intimacy and Community through StorytellingI loved this book。 It inspires its readers to commit to storytelling， especially with children （not “to” but “with” children） and not just children but adults as well。 The teal purpose in storytelling， according to the authors， is less about getting the narrative right and more about building intimacy and community。 It’s best they say to begin when children are young， but it’s never too late to establish a ritual of storytelling。 The authors in Building Intimacy and Community through StorytellingI loved this book。 It inspires its readers to commit to storytelling， especially with children （not “to” but “with” children） and not just children but adults as well。 The teal purpose in storytelling， according to the authors， is less about getting the narrative right and more about building intimacy and community。 It’s best they say to begin when children are young， but it’s never too late to establish a ritual of storytelling。 The authors introduce a device called “the story loop” that helps ground children in reality， let their imagination soar， and emerge with a renewed experience of reality。 I highly recommend this book to parents and teachers of young children， but， really， anyone could benefit from reading this delightful book。 。。。more
Priya
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This is an amazing book with lots of little trips and tricks for interesting storytelling。I actually saw myself improve while i tried to implement the tips suggested。 The messaging for parents is clearly not to overstress themselves in the age of fairies and animated stories and just be original and work with their power， closeness to the kid to improve their skills。Very happy with the book and would recommend it to everybody who has kids around them
Reading_ Tam_ Ishly
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I wish the contents were put up in a readily accessible manner。 The language and the writing format didn't work for me。I wanted tips and tricks; how to build stories; how to actually make story readaloud and narration fun and entertaining。 Well， I didn't get what I was looking for。 I wish the contents were put up in a readily accessible manner。 The language and the writing format didn't work for me。I wanted tips and tricks; how to build stories; how to actually make story readaloud and narration fun and entertaining。 Well， I didn't get what I was looking for。 。。。more
Katie
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"I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。"This is a good resource for parents。 I loved when it said "When a child says， "Tell me a story，" he is not asking for a narrative。 He is asking for your attention。 "I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。"This is a good resource for parents。 I loved when it said "When a child says， "Tell me a story，" he is not asking for a narrative。 He is asking for your attention。 。。。more
May
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What a fantastic book！ It's full of great ideas and tips on telling stories to children。 Wonderful for parents and educators。 I wish that I have this book earlier so I can tell more stories to my kids。。。 :） What a fantastic book！ It's full of great ideas and tips on telling stories to children。 Wonderful for parents and educators。 I wish that I have this book earlier so I can tell more stories to my kids。。。 :） 。。。more
Lili Kim
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I really liked this book， since I'm such a huge advocate for reading。 It had a TON of great tips anyone can implement， such as:-using stories to talk about behavior， to soothe， and to teach-sharing stories versus asking the typical "How was your day。""Truth is， we often don't want to rehash what happened earlier。 We want to create intimacy now 。 。 。 storytelling is like wrapping your greeting in a big soft balloon。"Some great practices that I'm going to have my own students write about:-Practice I really liked this book， since I'm such a huge advocate for reading。 It had a TON of great tips anyone can implement， such as:-using stories to talk about behavior， to soothe， and to teach-sharing stories versus asking the typical "How was your day。""Truth is， we often don't want to rehash what happened earlier。 We want to create intimacy now 。 。 。 storytelling is like wrapping your greeting in a big soft balloon。"Some great practices that I'm going to have my own students write about:-Practice #7: Find Something Small and Make it Big （a globe to a tiny bug is a whole world）-Practice #10: Open the Pantry （write about what peanut butter and pasta talk about all day） 。。。more
Kate
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Fantastic book！ Stories are so important to people as a way to teach， entertain， form bonds， etc。 and this book is a wonderful reminder of its importance。 Anyone can be a storyteller， so this book is literally for anyone。 While this book helps give steps of how to tell a great story， it's greatest attribute is that it reminds the reader why stories are so important and how to use them to form closer relationships with those we love。 It teaches how to be more present in your life and to be more o Fantastic book！ Stories are so important to people as a way to teach， entertain， form bonds， etc。 and this book is a wonderful reminder of its importance。 Anyone can be a storyteller， so this book is literally for anyone。 While this book helps give steps of how to tell a great story， it's greatest attribute is that it reminds the reader why stories are so important and how to use them to form closer relationships with those we love。 It teaches how to be more present in your life and to be more observant of our children and what they enjoy。 I will definitely be coming back around to reread this one in a few years as it has some wonderful concepts and reminders to reiterate。 。。。more
Melissa Carter
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For the reluctant parent， unsure where to begin when your tiny human says，"Mommy tell me a story"， this book is for you。 To the point， reliable， and easy to follow guidelines， help to navigate this rocky world of impromptu storytelling。 For the reluctant parent， unsure where to begin when your tiny human says，"Mommy tell me a story"， this book is for you。 To the point， reliable， and easy to follow guidelines， help to navigate this rocky world of impromptu storytelling。 。。。more
H R
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