Hello-

I have not posted on my blog in a long time. Life has been very busy. But it should not be too busy for stories. So I am catching you up with some storytelling news. 

October 29 I was able to do a program of scary and fun stories for a Halloween party. SO fun!

Then I got the chance to tell the story The Boy Who Drew Cats at the Skyline Screamers event held in October by the Houston Storytelling Guild in a park on Heights Blvd. I loved hearing some great stories.

Some wonderful storytelling opportunities are coming up. One is the Menlo Park Storytelling Festival finale performance online. With storytellers for different states and countries, it is a wonderful time of stories sharing. And I am excited to be telling a story. To sign up, go to

 https://menlopark.gov/Government/Departments/Library-and-Community-Services/Events-and-programs/Events-for-adults/20231117-Menlo-Park-Storytelling-Festival-StoryFest

Also the Houston Storytelling Guild will be having a storytelling concert on Thursday November 16. Join the fun with some wonderful tellers.

Winter Holiday Storytelling Concert!  Saturday, November 16, 7-9 pm.  Join HSG tellers at the Women’s Institute, 2202 Avalon, for an evening of stories for adults and older kids.  
The concert is pay as you like.
   Here are the storytellers!

Master of Ceremonies – Hank Roubicek
Dr. Michael Winters
Sheila Starks Phillips
Kathy Culmer
Greg Audel
Michael Horne
Nadia Hakim

 To register:  Click on the link on the following link to register for either in-person or virtual attendance.  This will be a wonderful event. 

Winter Holiday Storytelling Concert Registration and Pay As You Like

 

 

Red Lips (plus another Houston Public Library story)

 Good Morning! I wanted to share another story with you. 

I work for Houston Public Library and we have been posting story times, crafts and STEM projects for months.

We also have a program on YouTube called Lights Out! Here is one video I did with another lady from HPL. Enjoy the stories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcdNMLtKdAA

Stories to share

I hope you are all doing well. I am still busy at the library, recording videos and podcasts and helping people get materials through curbside service. 

I wanted to share the links for a couple of my stories. You can find more on YouTube under Houston Public Library or Blue Willow Bookshop.

Here are a couple of stories I told:

Obedient Jack-  

The Lion and the Mouse

Hello
While the library I work at has been closed, I have been busy recording some books for online storytimes through Houston Public Library.
Below is the link to one.
https://www.facebook.com/houstonlibrary/videos/2959093210824173/

I was also able to work with Valerie at Blue Willow Bookshop to have a virtual storytime on Facebook. The link is below:
https://www.facebook.com/BlueWillowBooks/videos/233773387942968/

Have a great week. And watch for more books and especially some storytelling. I am learning more about recording programs and sharing with you.
Leona

Touch of the Master's Hand

Sharing stories with students

I realize I have not written in this blog in a while. Life gets busy and I forget I have it.
I was able to do a program of storytelling last week for a middle school GTA class. The students are  studying storytelling, with the goal of developing a story to tell to younger students.
How fun it was to share my storytelling experiences and then share a few different stories. I did a flannelboard story of The Enormous Turnip that some of them also helped me act out. And they helped with sound effects for the story It Could Always Be Worse. Other stories I included were The Runaway Wok and Two Bear Cubs, along with my version of The Frog Prince, which included my frog puppet.
I don't do as much storytelling outside the library as I would like, but I always love the opportunity when it comes.
Happy Storytelling!

More pictures from the Menlo Park Public Library Storytelling Festival. I had a great time!

I also told The Boy who Drew Cats last Saturday at the Skyline Screamers event in the Heights. Several scary stories were told and it was great! I am glad I didn't miss it!

I will next be telling stories at Providence Classical School in Spring on Monday Oct. 29. I was able to tell to the younger children last year and I am excited to go again. With stories about fall, harvest and animals, it should be fun for all attending.

Have a great week! Tell a story!!!