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How to Tell Stories to Children

A step-by-step guide for parents and teachers
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How to Tell Stories to Children by Silke Rose West and Joseph Sarosy provides a practical guide for parents and educators on the art of storytelling. The book offers techniques and insights that help in creating engaging narratives, fostering a stronger connection between storyteller and listener, and encouraging creativity in children. It's a valuable resource for those seeking to enhance their storytelling skills with ease and authenticity.
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You might enjoy this book if you're looking to deepen your connection with children through storytelling. It offers practical advice on fostering imagination, creativity, and communication by weaving stories that captivate young minds. Perfect for parents, educators, or anyone eager to enrich their storytelling skills and nurture a child's love for tales.

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A delightful parents' and teachers' guide to creating and telling stories to children.

A delightful parents' and teachers' guide to creating and telling stories to children

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Hearing stories can help children manage their emotions, empathise 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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Reviews suggest How to Tell Stories to Children is praised for its empowering approach to storytelling, encouraging confidence in parents and teachers to embrace storytelling's natural and bonding qualities. Esteemed authors and experts highlight its role as an essential tool for education and connection, describing it as an insightful guide that fosters deep connections with children. The book is valued for its promotion of storytelling not just as a technique, but as an innate human skill that enriches relationships with the younger generation.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788167192

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 June 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Souvenir Press Ltd

Edition: Main

Illustration: Integrated, colour

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 208

About the Author

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.

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