Children love storytelling. It's a wonderful way to immerse them in language, to encourage their imagination, and, simply to teach them about the world. The authors have collected folk tales from around the world suitable for story time and made suggestions for using them or acting them out with children.

The folk tales I particularly enjoyed are:
A Piece of the Wind (Africa)
The Woodpecker (Rumania)
Tante Tina (Germany)
The Street Sweeper (the Middle East)
The Tale of Tutukanula, (Native American tale)
The Rabbit and the Elephant (Ghana)
The Queen Bee, (German from The Brothers Grimm)
God is Greater than the King (Africa)
The King and the Abbott (Germany)
The Land Where No One Dies (Italy)
The Hermit and the Robbers (German from The Brothers Grimm)
The Ox and His Master (India)

The authors have included some of their own original stories written in the tradition of folk tales to add to the collection. Those who work with children might find this a useful resource. ( )