Dr. Margaret Read MacDonald

"MacDonald is a grand dame of storytelling." ...School Library Journal

• Storytelling tours to Australia and New Zealand; Borneo, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand; Brazil, Argentina, Cuba; Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Poland; Republic of Georgia, Kenya, Spain, México.
• Ph.D. Folklore, Indiana University; Master of Educational Communications, University of Hawaii; Master of Library Science, University of Washington.
• Has taught storytelling at the University of Washington Information School and Lesley University.
• Children's Librarian since 1965: San Francisco Public; Hawaii State Library Bookmobile; Singapore American School; Fairfield Methodist Girl's School, Singapore; Mountain-Valley Library System (Children's Consultant); Montgomery County Maryland; King County Library System (1979-2002).
• Author of over 55 books and audios on storytelling and folklore topics.

Award and Honors

• Fulbright Scholar to Mahasarakham University Thailand.
• Talking Leaves Literary Award, established in 2001 by the National Storytelling Network to honor those who "have had a major influence and force in the literary body of storytelling." .
• Leadership Award, National Storytelling Network
• MRM is former board member of NSN
• Outstanding Author & Storyteller Award 2001-2002, Washington Organization for Reading Development (IRA)
• Aesop Accolade for Mabela the Clever
• Parent's Choice Awards for Mabela the Clever and Fat Cat
• Storytelling World Awards for numerous books.

Print and Net Bios

• Something About the Author, v. 94. Pp142-145. Gale Research, 1998.
• Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, v. 56 Gale Research, 1998.
• Contemporary Authors, v.110 . Gale Research, 1984.
• Storytellers: A Biographical Directory of 120 English-Speaking Performers Worldwide by Corki Miller and Mary Ellen Snodgrass, McFarland, 1998.
• Lengthy interview about the work of a children's librarian as author at: www.ravenstonepress.com/libwritrm.html
• For audio interview with MRM: www.storyteller.net/tellers/mreadmacdonald

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