Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. Making a Mountain out of a Molehill: Integrating Storytelling into Everyday Activities 27 -- Mealtime 29 -- Household Chores 32 -- Instead of TV 34 -- Bedtime 35 -- Travel 36 -- More Fun Magic Caps 37 -- Homework 38 -- Story: And Sometimes Y 40 -- Story: The Magic Map 46 -- 2. "When I Was a Kid, I Walked Twelve Miles to School in the Snow": How to Collect and Share Your Family's Folklore 51 -- World of Childhood 55 -- What's in a Name? 60 -- Stuff of Our Lives 62 -- Healing Place: Hospital Stories 64 -- Red as a Beet: Embarrassing Stories 65 -- There's a Fly in Your Soup: Practical Joke Stories 66 -- Naughty Naughty: Discipline Stories 67 -- Photographs 68 -- Family Expressions 70 -- Family Customs 71 -- Family Characters 72 -- Story: Aunt Sally and Uncle Fifth 73 -- Becoming a Folklorist 77 -- Adoption 82 -- Bibliography of Adoption Literature 83 -- 3. Gulps, Guffaws, and Giggles: How to Read Stories to Children 84 -- Preparing to Read Aloud 86 -- Making Written Stories Even More Fun 90 -- Making the Most out of Illustrations 101 -- Putting It All Together 105 -- Story: A Boy Named Ray 105 -- Fairy Tales 107 -- Story: Cinderelma 112 -- Story: The Indian Cinderella 119 -- Bibliography of Favorite Read-Aloud Stories 121 -- 4. Wizards, Lizards, and Blizzards: Creating Imaginary Stories 125 -- Recognizing Your Hidden Jewels 127 -- Once upon a Time... 130 -- Creating a Story 131 -- Stories That Soothe 136 -- Creation Stories 140 -- How to Prompt a Story 142 -- Story: A Story for Heather 144 -- 5. Gobble Your Goblins: Taking the Scare out of Ghost Stories 147 -- How to Have Fun with Scary Stories 151 -- Spooky Activities without the Fright 152 -- Creating Friendly Ghost Stories 154 -- Story: Long, Long Fingers and Ruby, Ruby Lips 157 -- 6. Who Towed Noah's Ark?: Bringing Bible Stories to Life 159 -- Selecting Your Story 162 -- Preparing Your Story 164 -- Modern Midrash 168 -- Story: A New Yorker's Guide to Eden 168 -- Story: The Parable of the Serpent 174 -- Discovering God 177 -- Story: Leonardo Lobster 179 -- 7. When Life Makes Us Blue: Stories That Address Childhood Issues 181 -- Feeling Left Out: The Growing Up of Littleberry Johnson 183 -- Sibling Rivalry: Dumb Baby! 187 -- Thumb-sucking: Slurp! Slurp! Slurp! 191 -- Controlling Your Anger: The Dragon 193 -- Fear of the Dark: The Boy and the Dark 195 -- Death of a Loved One: The Cow-tail Switch 198 -- 8. Proud as a Peacock: Stories That Reinforce Positive Behavior 203 -- Helping One Another: Heaven and Hell 204 -- Sharing: The Two Friends: A Folktale 205 -- Trusting Your Own Judgment: A Bedouin Tale 208 -- Asking for Help: The Mountain and the Cliff 209 -- Acceptance: The Rooster Who Would Be King 212.
