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Dan Keding
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Magic and Witchcraft of the Borders by Manon Lochhead
A Pride of African Tales by Donna L. Washington
Myths and Folk Tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars by Jeremiah Curtin
Pacific Mythology: An Encyclopedia of Myth and Legend (World Mythology) by Jan Knappert
Tales of Kathmandu: Folktales from the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal by Karna Sakya
Myths & Legends of Our Own Land [2 volume set] by Charles M. Skinner
The book of Christmas by Brendan Lehane
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Tagsfolktales/fairy tales/myths/legends (1,684), ballads/folksongs (305), folklore (105), storytelling (77), fantasy/science fiction (63), education (48), history (35), iaido (27), samurai/japanese sword (22), martial arts (22) — see all tags
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Favorite librariesChampaign Public Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Main Stacks, Urbana Free Library
About meStoryteller, author, musician, columnist for Sing Out & adjunct lecturer at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois.
About my libraryI love a good story and where better to find them than in folk and fairy tales.
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Real nameDan Keding
LocationUrbana, IL
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Member sinceMay 2, 2009
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I was fine-tuning my library a bit, and noticed that you were one of the few who also owned Frances Carpenter's book, The Elephant's Bathtub. I taught middle schoolers for thirty-two years and I can't count the times I read "The Would-Be Wizard", "The Unlucky Shoes of Ali Abou" and "One Mean Trick Deserves Another" (three that were especially popular with the children). Perhaps my favorite part of teaching was having the opportunity to tell stories to children.
Before my first year as a teacher, my parents gave me a wonderful gift: the chance to buy books for my classroom. I bought several story anthologies, Carpenter's among them. The book is pretty tattered now, and several pages fall out every time I pick it up, but I still enjoy looking back at those tales. I'm enjoying retirement, but the thing I miss most is having a captive audience.
Good luck to you with your storytelling -- I know it's a joy to be able to share your gift with so many.
mollygrace
posted by mollygrace at 4:58 am (EST) on Nov 17, 2009