For years I’ve wanted a book about family storytelling to recommend to my storytelling audiences and classes. Now it’s here and the right person has written it. Anne Pellowski knows a heap about storytelling around the world, and she also had lots of little nieces and nephews with big ears. She goes beyond bedtime to talk about storytelling for holidays, birthdays, family reunions, car trips. She gives hints for adapting folktales to particular kids and suggestions for holding interest with stories about family incidents, traditions, names, places. The stories included involve little tricks or props that work particularly well with intimate audiences. She ends with lists of books, stories, festivals, and even contacts for finding storytelling in England, France, Denmark, Australia, and Japan. A wise and useful book.
