Tell Me a Story: Timeless Folktales from Around the World by Amy Friedman Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Tell Me a Story: Timeless Folktales from Around the World
Book Review: Collection of Multicultural Folktales - Audiobook
Summary: 5 Stars
"Tell Me a Story" is a beautiful gift to the world. This playful journey includes beautiful, classic multicultural folktales from around the world. They include:
A Sense of Theft - A woman falls in love with baked goods and a baker accuses her of stealing the warm scent of baked bread.
Anansi and Turtle's Feast - A story of two friends who visit each other's homes for dinner.
The Selkie Bride - A Scottish fisherman falls in love with a seal woman who he discovers on the shore.
Searching for Fear - A tale of a raccoon who is fearless and goes on a journey to find out what it feels like to be afraid.
Two Frogs from Japan - A tale adapted from an original Japanese Folktale.
The Clever Girl - A tale adapted from a Czechoslovakian folktale called Clever Manka.
The Rabbit on the Moon - An Indian story from the Jataka Tales.
The Boatman's Howling Daughter - A girl with seven pet bear cubs goes on an adventure and escapes from danger.
The stories are read by Lori Ada Jaroslow, Rick Hall, Lauren Tom, Charlayne Wood-ard, Jack McGee, William Thomas, Poppy Champlin and Kathleen Wilhoite. The titles are adorably read by Eva Hall and Ruthie Hall giving this CD an angelic quality.
Each story has its own personality, humor and wit. The stories are carefully performed and are beautifully written in a way that begs for them to be read to an audience of eager listeners. You can almost imagine these tales being told around a campfire.
I especially loved the story of the raccoons and the story of the Selkie woman is quite beautiful. Pianist Laura Hall weaves her musical magic through the stories to enhance the exciting stories with an ethereal beauty. This is a CD for any age and can be enjoyed in the afternoon, evening or anytime you need to escape from the world.
A Rare Discovery!
~The Rebecca Review
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