August House Audio Audio

On a recent visit to an obscure African village, he was invited to a community-wide afternoon break at which elders told traditional Anansi stories and everyone else listened intently.

Aesop was a storyteller and slave who lived 2,500 years ago in ancient Greece. Because of his humble position in society, Aesop could not speak his thoughts openly.

She is a living icon of the family storytelling renaissance in American. And to hear her tell it, Kathryn Tucker Windham owes it all to her father…

Award-winning storyteller Bobby Norfolk brings his talents to six traditional stories. A mixture of classic stories and lesser-known folktales, these are all performance-tested audience favorites…

The title story of this recording might have been dubbed Mother Knows Best. While Kathryn Tucker Windham has had a healthy respect for wisdom, her true love has always been humor.

Is there life after John Wayne? After his glory days as the "cowboy" of Wall Street, the "master" of the podium and pulpit, or...

Braces hurt. Braces are embarrassing. Braces are inconvenient.

Remember the Monster Stick? The greatest-and most dangerous-fishing rod ever? What about Buck, who simply ain't no ordinary dog?

Mama believed the woman who dies with the most fabric scraps wins. She saved scraps from odd sewing job for neighbors. She saved buttons from old winter coats and birthday dresses.

Fun, original fairy tales with plenty of Cajun accent.

Who doesn't remember the holiday sights and sounds and smells of Grandma's house?

By the time a child is seven or so he learns that there are certain promises a parent may not keep: We'll get a puppy soon. It's bedtime, you can finish that game up tomorrow. And especially, This won't hurt a bit!

Paul Laurence Dunbar was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1872, to parents who were both former slaves. From this humble and impoverished background, he went on to achieve international recognition for his work…

Beginning with some of the earliest he heard as a lap-child, Donald Davis recounts Little Red Hen, Jack and Jill, and The House that Jack Built, a Walking Game.

Nowhere are Kathryn Tucker Windam's transcendant themes of community, fidelity, and family more evident than in these stories.

Newly remastered for digital formats, this is the definitive recording of Hans Christian Andersen's best-loved stories.

Here is the wit and wisdom of traditional Jewish and Biblical stories in an ALA Notable Children's Recording. Includes 12 stories.

Audiences at storytelling festivals worldwide are passionate about Donald Davis and his deceptively soft-edged Appalachian stories.

Learning to drive occasions emotions ranging from reasonable caution to unbridled terror. Learning under the watchful eye of one's spouse is an added challenge.

Throughout history, traditional cultures have recognized the role of storytelling in teaching values to children. Yet most educators have not fully capitalized on the connection between storytelling, folktales, and character education.

Growing up Catholic in America as portrayed by one of the funniest men alive today. Ed Stivender was the only son of an Irish Catholic mother and a Protestant Navy man...

A lot about the birthing experience has changed during the past 50 years. A lot about child psychology hasn't.

A group of America's best-loved storytellers join together to share their love of Carl Sandburg's work and words.

The sequel to the award-winning Listening for the Crack of Dawn.

What is your favorite story? This is the question children across the country often ask professional storyteller Pleasant DeSpain. As he attempts to answer, his list grows longer and longer...