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Telling Your Own Stories (American Storytelling) | 
 enlarge | Author: Donald Davis
Publisher: August House
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 360329
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 0874832357
Dewey Decimal Number: 372.642
EAN: 9780874832358
ASIN: 0874832357
Publication Date: December 25, 1993
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Condition: Nice condition - PAPERBACK - Profits of Sale benefit St. Vincent Depaul
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Product Description
Designed for families, teachers, counselors--anyone who wants to inspire storytelling either in themselves or in others. If you've ever thought you had no stories to tell or suspected you did but didn't know how to get started, this book is for you.
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 Telling Your Own Stories December 12, 2008
Davis has a wonderful way to bring out the storytelling in all of us. The prompts he gives us in this wonderful little book leads us to explore our own stories. It encourages us to reach out to our children and friends and share those things that have made us who we are. It is a jewel of a little book.
You Have a Story to Tell April 19, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you want to record your memories, but don't know how to begin, this book prompts you to start. Whether you are writing your story or taping it for your family, getting started can be the hardest part.
Here are some samples from the book:
*Take us with you when you had to move from one home to another
*Can you remember the first person you ever had a crush on?
*Can you remember a time when you got lost?
*Take us with you to a movie when you were a child or teenager
Interspersed with these memory prompts are suggestions for using them. Besides telling your own stories, the prompts could be used to draw out memories from someone in a nursing home. The author recommends ways to enhance your stories such as adding in smell, taste, touch, and sound.
The book is 127 small pages, with many pages having just a prompt on it. This makes it nicely portable, but means it is not comprehensive. I'd recommend supplementing it with some other books on the topic.
 There are better books! January 18, 2003
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Unfortunately, I cannot say much good about this book. Although there are some very good pieces of information in it, I found the book pretty useless in terms of putting together a story. Very little guidance in the actual process of story-making.I've heard Donald Davis "in concert." He was wonderful. But I'm pretty disappointed by his book.
A How-To Book for Learning and Sharing About Yourself October 24, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Donald Davis leads his readers into a world of delighful remembrance. I thoroughly enjoyed reading and using this book as a conversation piece and journaling guide. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys exploring family and personal history.
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