Author
Guidelines: We do not publish general stories for young
readers. All of our publications provide information on storytelling. The
stories we use in our projects are coordinated with our storytelling
crafts and activities. Our audience includes libraries, classrooms, and
youth organizations. The reading level is age 9-12.
We are always interested in learning about local
storytelling clubs, programs, and festivals or concerts for young
storytellers. Nonfiction articles such as these are assigned. We
appreciate a query before sending any material. We cannot accept
unsolicited items.
Artist Guidelines: We do
occasionally purchase artwork and contract for total units. The Junior
Storyteller print issue uses only black and white line art. The
online edition uses color. Please contact us with a query and a sample of your work.
Read Sample Issues: The best
way to learn about the material we may be interest in receiving a query
about is to read through the list below of back issues. Obtain a sample
copy or two. Read our Fall 2007 Preview Online COLOR
Issue by using the above access codes.
Thank you for considering our publishing
company. Do not hesitate to contact us if you think you have, or would be
interested in creating, appropriate material
Back Issues
Available
Back issues now are available in
a print edition and also as a PDF file attached to an email. Back issues
are now $4 each and can be ordered on the Resources Page.
Spring,
1996 - Get Your Audience Into Your Act
Make paper or felt veggies for a special retelling of the
Stone Soup story.
Winter,
1997 - Selkie Puppets
Make a selkie puppet ( a doll with a removable seal skin)
to help you tell this selkie story.
Winter,
1998 - Telling Science Fiction with Overhead Projector
Photocopy science fiction characters onto overhead
transparencies to tell a science fiction story. Make up a story to go with
these characters.
Winter,
1999 Tradin' Tales with Grandparents
Learn about intergenerational storytelling and
storytelling with paper dolls.
Spring,
1999 Tales of the Wee Folk
Learn how to make pipecleaner mini-folk to help you tell
tales of fairies, pixies, leprechauns, elves, gnomes, brownies, nisse,
menehune, nunus and other wee folk.
Summer,
1999 Storytelling in the Car with Pencil Pal Puppets.
Learn how to make Pencil Pal Puppets with spool knitting
to help you tell tales during car trips.
Fall,
1999 Tradin' True Horse Tales
Learn how to tell true stories with fiction characters and
make feltboard Characters from computer clip art.
Winter, 2000 – Tandem Telling:
Storytelling With a Friend
Read "A Twisted Tandem Tale." Create
new tales from a game.
Spring,
2000 – Telling in Two Languages
Discover a
secret for tandem telling in two languages so anyone can understand your
tale.
Summer,
2000 – Meet the Fuzzybodies in Draw & Tell
Create
fingerprint Fuzzybodies for Draw & Tell Tales. Read "The
Fuzzybodies Big Move." Create a hero for your own stories.
Winter,
2001 – Creating Diorama Dramas
Make a paper
plate diorama. Move a character with magnet and paper clip wile telling
the tale. Create more diorama stories.
Spring,
2001 – Storytelling with Portable Pictographs
Ancient
people used petroglyphs and pictographs on cave and canyon walls to help
tell stories. Create rock art on stones to tell your tales.
Summer,
2001 – Attend a Summer Storytelling Festival
Why
keep a Festival Scrapbook? Read "The Best Festival Scrapbook."
Print a Festival Scrapbook Page to start a record book.
Winter,
2002 – Friendship Boxes
Great
Grandmother's magic box held a Readers' Theater script for two friends to
read together.
Spring,
2002 – The Peace Puzzle
Read
"The Missing Peace Puzzle Piece." Make a magnetic Peace puzzle.
Adapt for younger kids.
Summer,
2002 – Storytelling with Paper Dolls
Read "Key
Quest," story. Ct out a paper doll and her clothes. Learn to tell
tales with paper dolls. Tips for creating your own quest stories.
Fall,
2002 The Magic Storytelling Stick
Make a Magic Storytelling Stick. "Create Your
Own Storytelling Badge" for your youth group.
Winter
2003 Fantasy Fun
Tell tales with an overhead projector and two
transparencies. Make a Sprite move across a scene or a photograph.
Spring
2003 Magic
Hands
Storytelling Gloves let your hands help tell your
tales.
Fall
2003 Using
a Storytelling Apron
"The Storytelling Apron" shows how to
use this special apron. Craft instructions tell how to make one.
Winter
2004Take a Family History StoryQuest
Create Magnetic Family Tree Cards and put your Family
Tree Puzzle together.
Spring
2004 Dollhouse Dramas
Read "A Room of My Own." Make Pipe
Cleaner Dollhouse Dolls to help tell tales with a dollhouse.
Summer
2004 Traveling with a Storytelling Pillow
Use a pattern story to create your tales. Make
a felt Storytelling Pillow with a secret compartment to store the
storytelling pieces.
Fall
2004 Group Storytelling with Pop-up Puppets
Turn "The Little Red Hen" into
audience participation story with pop-up puppets you can make from a tube
sock, Styrofoam ball, and paper cup.
Winter
2005 A StoryQuest for Peace
Collect Peace Pieces in story sentences for your
StoryQuest Box. Read "The Peace Angel's Gift."
Spring 2005 Audience
Participation With a Sock-Doll Marionette
Make a simple sock-doll marionette and learn how
to use it by playing Simon Says game.
Summer
2005 Convertible Puppets for Storytelling Mini-Clubs
Learn to make a simple hand puppet that can
change its clothes to match the story you want to tell. Read "A
Fantastic Summer."
Fall 2005 Tabletop
Telling with Storytelling Cards
Discover the fun of working with
storytelling cards. Make a practice set of Fuzzybody Cards.
Winter 2006 Teaching
Your Dragon to Fly
Fold the special dragon paper airplane and teach
it to fly as you tell a tale.
Spring 2006 Letting Your Audience
Help
Learn how your audience can help tell a Tooth
Fairy Story with storytelling signs.
Summer
2006 Creating Today Tales from Ancient Stories
Learn how to use a doll as a puppet to tell
modern versions of ancient tales.
Fall
2006 What's Intergenerational Storytelling?
Read "Grandpa's Ghost: Secrets in the
Attic." Make invitations/decorations for intergenerational
storytelling party.
Winter
2007 Take a Bright Fantasy StoryQuest
Read "The Sprite's StoryQuest" and
play the StoryQuest game on the World of Fantasy Map.
Spring
2007 The Fairy Garden Adventures
Learn how to build a Fairy Garden and create a series of fairy
adventure tales to go with it.
Summer
2007 Time Travel Tales: Creating Historical Fiction
Learn how to create your own historical fiction
stories. Cut out a mini Junior Storyteller.
Fall 2007 Create a Storytelling Slide
Show
Learn how to create a slide show to present while
telling your tale. Read "A Surprise Inside."
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