How to Tell Stories to Children: A step-by-step guide for parents and teachers

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Hearing stories can help children manage their emotions, empathize with others and better understand the complex world we live in. But more importantly storytelling cultivates a rich and meaningful bond between parent and child, building intimacy and trust.

In How to Tell Stories to Children, educators Silke Rose West and Joseph Sarosy distil the key ingredients for storytelling into a surprisingly simple technique for creating imaginative stories from the events, objects and activities in your child's day. A tantrum over a lost toy becomes the story of a toy that wanders off in search of adventure. A fight between siblings inspires a story about a quarrel between squirrels in the park.

No two stories are ever the same and good stories are as diverse as the people who tell them. With practical advice, helpful storytelling prompts and a touch of science to explain why stories enrich our lives, this book teaches you how to discover the stories that are already inside, just waiting to be told.

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The best stories are told by the ones who know us deeply. And if you lack confidence, then here is loads of help -- Steve Biddulph, Internationally Bestselling Author of Raising Boys and Raising Girls
Every parent and teacher's bible * The Children's Literacy Charity *
Storytelling is, without doubt, the best way to imprint information or ideas on the mind of the listener. This book will help to promote storytelling as a key education tool -- Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace
Readers will walk away from the book feeling empowered and capable . . . An informative and practical guide for adults who want to be successful storytellers * Kirkus Reviews *
What a great idea for a book! Humans understand the world primarily through stories, which means you can shape the world of the small people you love with just a bit of fancy and a lot of love * Bill McKibben, Environmentalist and New York Times Bestselling Author of The End of Nature *
I wish I'd read this book before my children grew up. Its simple insights and practices will make me a better storyteller * Charles Eisenstein, author of The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible *
This book will quietly thrill you and deeply connect you with your children. It will give you the feeling I can do this * Kim John Payne, Family Counselor and Bestselling Author of Simplicity Parenting *
This isn't really a book about technique. It peels away technical concerns and takes you to the glowing heart of the matter: Telling stories to children is a bonding, nurturing, embracing, and thoroughly natural thing for any adult to do. Silke and Joe invite you to claim your rich human legacy and experience the joy and satisfaction of telling stories, any stories, to the children in your life * Joe Hayes, Bilingual Storyteller and Author of A Heart Full of Turquoise *

Author Bio

Silke Rose West is a Waldorf (or Steiner) teacher who has taught primary school-aged children for 30 years. Renowned for her puppet shows and storytelling, she consults for schools and teachers.

Joseph Sarosy is a teacher, a contributing writer for Fatherly and author of A Father's Life.