Mary Medlicott is a professional storyteller, storytelling trainer and storytelling workshop leader with over 30 years' experience. She has previously published Stories for Young Children and How to Tell Them!

This is the book we've been waiting for! Everyone who believes that stories lie at the heart of young children's learning now has this splendid resource to draw upon. The author distills a lifetime of sharing stories into nine practical chapters. Which story? Read or told? Learnt from memory? All this and much more, recounted with energy, enthusiasm and love.

• 1. The Importance of Story. 2. Varieties of Story. 3. Preparing Yourself. 4. Thinking About Your Audience. 5. Props. 6. Dealing with Your Audience. 7. After the Story. 8. Creating a Strategy for Story. 9. Consolidating. Appendices.

Mary Medlicott is a professional storyteller, storytelling trainer and storytelling workshop leader with over 30 years' experience. She has previously published Stories for Young Children and How to Tell Them!

This is the book we've been waiting for! Everyone who believes that stories lie at the heart of young children's learning now has this splendid resource to draw upon. The author distills a lifetime of sharing stories into nine practical chapters. Which story? Read or told? Learnt from memory? All this and much more, recounted with energy, enthusiasm and love.

• 1. The Importance of Story. 2. Varieties of Story. 3. Preparing Yourself. 4. Thinking About Your Audience. 5. Props. 6. Dealing with Your Audience. 7. After the Story. 8. Creating a Strategy for Story. 9. Consolidating. Appendices.

Mary Medlicott is a professional storyteller, storytelling trainer and storytelling workshop leader with over 30 years' experience. She has previously published Stories for Young Children and How to Tell Them!

This is the book we've been waiting for! Everyone who believes that stories lie at the heart of young children's learning now has this splendid resource to draw upon. The author distills a lifetime of sharing stories into nine practical chapters. Which story? Read or told? Learnt from memory? All this and much more, recounted with energy, enthusiasm and love.

• 1. The Importance of Story. 2. Varieties of Story. 3. Preparing Yourself. 4. Thinking About Your Audience. 5. Props. 6. Dealing with Your Audience. 7. After the Story. 8. Creating a Strategy for Story. 9. Consolidating. Appendices.