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The Story Sack

Audio CD$25.00 (NZD)
Storyteller
Tanya Batt
Musician
Craig Denham

The Story Sack is a collection of traditional tales best suited to children under eight years of age. The book The Story Sack - Story Telling and Story Making with Young Children is an excellent accompanying resource to this CD for those who would like to venture further into the world of storytelling.

Why Stores Live Forever

Traditional Nupe West African

If we listen to the stones they can tell us all that is secret, all that is sacred and all of our stories.

The Story Sack

Traditional Korean

A lively tale explaining why it is that we must all share our stories.

The Ten Suns

Traditional Chinese

A tale from Chinese Mythology that is great for counting and numeracy.

Grandmother's Bed

Adaptation Traditional

A fun filled animal tale that makes the perfect bedtime story.

Lazy Jack

Traditional English

Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack the Giant Killer, Jack and Jill. Enjoy another Jack tale. He is the 'everyman' of the story world.

The riddle Story

Adaptation Traditional

A little round house with out any windows or doors. It has a chimney and a star in the middle. What am I? Solve the riddle and share the gift of story.

The Singing Sack

Traditional Spanish

This tale from Andalusia asks us that binding question: "Do we live a life that is safe or take a risk for something precious?"

The Three Wishes

Traditional European
When wishes come our way do we use them wisely? An old couple discover that you must be very careful about what you wish for because sometimes our wishes do come true.

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