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Bedtime Storytelling

A Collection for Parents

Paperback
April 2010
9780863157363
More details
  • Publisher
    Floris Books
  • Published
    22nd April 2010
  • ISBN 9780863157363
  • Language English
  • Pages 144 pp.
$20.00

What is so special about telling stories? Unlike reading from a book, one’s arms are free to gesture and use props—or give a tickle. Above all, one can make eye contact and see and respond to a child’s reactions.

This collection of classic tales includes advice on how to tell stories to children—how to establish a routine, create a mood, involve children, and personalize stories. The stories are suitable for children three to seven years of age. Many are old favorites that are told regularly in kindergartens, nurseries, and schools—tales about magical creatures and exotic animals, as well as stories from everyday life. Many people believe they cannot tell stories. Beatrys Lockie, however, believes firmly that everyone is a storyteller, though it may take a little practice.

Stories include: “The Little Jug”; “The Mitten”; “The Tomten”; “The Star Child”; “How the Zebra Got its Stripes”; “King Grizzly Beard”; and “Hans in Luck.”

Beatrys Lockie

Beatrys Lockie was born in Holland in 1927 and at an early age began telling stories to anyone who would listen. She was a class teacher at the Edinburgh Rudolf Steiner School, where stories form an integral part of teaching in the early years. She has also been a passionate gardener since childhood and tends an organic garden, which she opens each year to the public for charity. She lives in the Scottish Borders.