WEBSITES

National Storytelling Network http://www.storynet.org/
"Bringing together and nurturing individuals and organizations that use the power of storytelling in all its forms."

Ohio Order for the Preservation of Storytelling – http://www.oopstorytelling.org/
Home page of this group located in Ohio.

Story Connection http://www.storyconnection.net/storytellers_library.htm
This resource site lists books, periodicals, audio and videocassettes, catalogs, storytelling organizations and articles.

Story Arts Online http://www.storyarts.org/
Resource links, classroom ideas and curriculum ideas, make this site a good resource for classroom teachers and others working with students and storytelling.

BOOKS

Cassidy, Marsh. The Art of Storytelling: Creative ideas for Preparation & Performance. Meriwether, 1994.
Includes thirteen chapters on choosing, analyzing and adapting stories, as well as developing original ideas and presentation.

Collins, Rives. The Power of the Story: Teaching Through Storytelling. Pamela J. Cooper, 1996.
The richness of this practical guidebook comes from the authors’ own personal experience in storytelling, in teaching storytelling, and in using storytelling in their teaching.

MacDonald, Margaret Read. The Storyteller’s Start-up Book: Finding, Learning, Performing and using folktales: Including Twelve Tellable Tales. August House, 1993.
Margaret Read MacDonald, a folklorist and children's librarian who is also a touring storyteller, offers basic start-up information on finding stories, looking at them critically, starting a story bank, networking with other storytellers, and creating a storytelling event.

Stone, Richard. The Healing Art of Storytelling: A Sacred Journey of Personal Discovery. Hyperion, 1996.
The author explains how storytelling can be used as a therapeutic tool to improve family life and personal relationships: He explains how readers can use stories to uncover the past and invoke self-healing and family and social interactions.