Shake-It-Up Tales: Stories To Sing, Dance, Drum and Act Out
Author:
Illustrator:
Margaret Read MacDonald
The title says it all. Lively stories with lots of participation possibilities.
Includes: "Terrible Nung Guama" (China); "Miera Miera Meow!" (France); "Bâtis! Bâtis!" (France); "Telesik" (Ukraine); "Conejito" (Panama); "Pickin' Peas" (Alabama); "Fari Mbam" (Wolof); "Big Man Drum" (China); "Girl Who Wore Too Much" (Pu-Thai); "Buchettino" (Italy); "Rich Man Seeks a Daughter-in-law" (Thailand); "Hare Who Married a Princess" (Fon, Benin); "Little Old Woman Who Hated Housework" (Scotland); "What a Wonderful Life" (Jewish); "Elephants and the Bees" (Thailand); "Little Boy Frog and Little Boy Snake" (Ekoi); "Pán Kotsky" (Ukraine); "Nanny Goat and Her Two Little Kids" (France); "Baby Rattlesnake" (Pawnee); "Tom Thumb's Wedding" (Italy).
Categories
Storytelling: Folktale Collections
Singing Tales
Editions
Hardcover
2000
August House
192 pages
0-87483-590-9
Paperback
2000
August House
192 pages
0-87483-570-4
Quotes
"A caffeine-free energizer" "MacDonald's books are all instant storytelling classics, and this is one of the best."
Story Bag
...offers information on playing with stories, using chants, songs, motions and sound effects, as well as stories which encompass a more dramatic flair using multiple tellers and audience participation...and added benefit of this collection is the introduction of little known folktales from around the world
Children's Folklore Review, v. 26, 2003-2004 , Gail de Vos and Merle Harris
An essential tool for librarians looking for participation tales from different cultures...a great resource.
School Librar Journal, October 2000
Learning to tell the stories in this resource will help young adults, librarians, teachers, or parents and grandparents awaken or reinforce a love of folkstories and storytelling
VOYA
MacDonald has done most of the work for you; all that remains is for you to pick up the book, choose a tale and start telling.
Rambles, June 12, 2004 Donna Scanlon
An essential tool for librarians looking for participation tales from different cultures...a great resource
School Library Journal
The stories in this book incorporate MacDonald's familiar techniques from teaching a simple refrain the audience can chant, to picking characters from the audience or class to play the parts. ...MacDonald's books are always peppered with ideas the creative storyteller can custom design.
Tale Trader, Jan 2002 Linda Spitzer
Margaret Read MacDonald's latest just quivers with energy. I can't wait for the new school year to start so I can try out all these new stories. Highly recommended!
Reviewer Amazon.com
While this practical title is an excellent resource for beginners, the annotated bibliographies, suggestions for additional stories, tips for telling, and detailed source notes make it a valuable tool for the more experienced tellers as well.
The Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books, Sept, 2000
Awards
Youth Storytelling Pegasus Award
2000
Children's Core Collection, 2014, 21st ed.
Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Not-Ready-For Newberry
2001
Reference Storytelling World Award
Children's Catalog 19th ed.