The Storyteller's Sourcebook (1982 ed)
A Subject, Title, and Motif-Index to Children's Folklore Collections
Author:
Illustrator:
Margaret Read MacDonald
The eleven years spent compiling this index were a part of my folklore Ph.D work. The book indexes 556 folktale collections and 389 folktale picture books. The book is arranged according to the Stith Thompson motif-index classification used by folklorists. But most users simply look up their tale under the title or subject index. It's a fun book to browse. For example under R221 Heroine's threefold flight from ball you find 36 variations on the Cinderella theme, from 25 different cultures. A search of the Subject index under "Moon" presents you with 101 tales. These are arranged alphabetically by highlighted keyword to help you find just the right tale more quickly.
Categories
Folklore
Storytelling: Folktale Indexes
Editions
Hardcover
1982
Gale
818 pp.
0-8103-0471-6
Quotes
easy enough, after a little practice, for even young storytellers to use.
Library Journal
...adroit adaptation of the tale-type index model for a non-folklorist audience...
Folklore Forum, 17, v.1 Sylvia Grider
adroit adaptation of the tale-motif index model for a non-folklorist audience
Folklore Forum
Storytellers, children's librarians, and students of children's literature will readily welcome this valuable source.
Choice October 82
A priceless addition to any public or school library.
National Storytelling Journal, Fall 1986 Kay Stone
Major aid to all who work with folktales and children.
Storytelling: A Selected Annotated Bibliography by Ellin Greene and George Shannon, 1986
For anyone seriously interested in working with folktale collections for children, The Storyteller's Sourcebook is an index of great potential value.
Journal of American Folklore, 1983, Elizabeth Tucker
This unique and significant reference tool will facilitate the work of children's librarians, researchers, storytellers, and teachers.
Emergency Librarian, Nov-Dec 1982
Awards
RTSD Best Reference Books
1982
Elementary School Library Collection, 22nd ed.
Bowker Topical Reference Books
Children's Catalog 19th ed.