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STORYTELLING, RESOURCES AND COLLECTIONS

Storyteller’s Sampler Spooktacular Tales
Tales from Tellers 25 Just Scary
around the World Enough Stories
MARGARET READ MACDONALD, DIANNE DE LAS CASAS
EDITOR
Written by a popular performer
> AWARD WINNER and well-known storyteller, this
2016 Storytelling World Awards entertaining compendium reveals
Best Storytelling Collection – the secrets for suspenseful
Storytelling World storytelling and features 25
June 2015, 185pp, 7x10 “ An excellent resource for November 2015 spooky stories for audiences of
Print: 978-1-4408-3527-8 storytellers interested in 89pp, 8 1/2x11 all ages.
$45.00, £35.00, €41.00 Print: 978-1-4408-3690-9
eBook: 978-1-4408-3528-5 developing or adding to a $35.00, £27.00, €32.00 FEATURES
repertoire of world folktales. eBook: 978-1-4408-3691-6 • Explains the tangible benefits of
. . . Those with an interest in tales from around the scary stories to young audiences
world would do well to consider this well-organized • Includes source notes for story adaptations
compendium from a renowned expert in the • Provides a list of both print and web story resources
”
field.
—School Library Journal, June 15, 2016 ALSO OF INTEREST
Looking for fresh ideas to liven up your storytimes? Here you’ll Find more Dianne de Las Casas titles online at librariesunlimited.com
find a wonderfully diverse collection of easy-to-tell tales from
around the world, along with tips and profiles of the storytellers
featured in the book. What Happens
Next?

Transmedia Contemporary Urban
Storytelling Legends and
The Librarian’s Guide Popular Culture
GAIL DE VOS
AMANDA S. HOVIOUS
“ resource not only for > AWARD WINNER
This book is a valuable

anyone that would like 2013 Special Storytelling Resources
Award Winner –Storytelling World
an explanation of what June 2012, 242pp, 7x10
Print: 978-1-59884-633-1
transmedia storytelling is $45.00, £35.00, €41.00 “ An excellent book with
but also for real ways to creative ideas in an
November 2015 eBook: 978-1-59884-634-8 area lacking in research
142pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 implement this in to your resources.
”
Print: 978-1-4408-3848-4 library. ”
$45.00, £35.00, €41.00 —ARBA, January 1, 2013
eBook: 978-1-4408-3849-1 —VOYA, March 17, 2016
This practical and thorough guide This fascinating book uncovers the history behind urban legends
offers clear explanations of what transmedia storytelling is and and explains how the contemporary iterations of familiar fictional
shows how it can be integrated into library programming that tales provide a window into the modern concerns—and digital
fosters multimodal literacy with K–12 learners. advancements—of our society.
FEATURES
FEATURES
• Explores the influence of email, blogs, YouTube, Facebook, and
• Introduces new areas of research and best practices in other social networking interfaces on legends
technology integration wholly applicable to libraries
• Discusses ostensive actions relevant to teens
• Examines relevant online sites and television programs such as
Mythbusters

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