The Art of the Story-Teller

The book offers practical guidance for telling stories to children, combining pedagogical principles with performance techniques. It analyzes difficulties and essentials of narration, selection criteria for material, devices to use and avoid, and methods to obtain and sustain dramatic effect. The author argues for simplicity, disciplined preparation, and sympathetic interpretation to preserve children's imaginative response. The second part provides model retellings of folk and fairy tales for demonstration, and the final part lists recommended books and answers common teacher questions, making the work both a manual for practice and a resource for classroom storytelling.