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sherine
Unregistered User
(5/16/01 6:15:30 am)
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Help please?
I read through most of the posted discussions and was very impressed with the amount of valuable information posted by such an expert group. I think if I don't find my answers here, I won't find them anywhere. Not being an expert myself, I need some guidance as to which fairy tales (from around the world) are suitable for pre-school children ages 2-5 and are there any videos or TV programs available for that age group on the subject? I'm interested in the cultural diversity of such beautiful and rich tales. This is my first time in a discussion group and I'm a little bit self-conscious. Can anyone help?
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Midori
Unregistered User
(5/16/01 6:37:17 am)
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Welcome
Sherine,
First of all welcome to the board! And secondly, I think there are quite a few people on the board who can (and will no doubt) give you some great suggestions. Though I would highly recommend looking at our host's website, Surlalune Fairy Tales (there's a link I believe for the homepage at the bottom on the page?) otherwise it's www.members.aol.com/surlalune/frytales/index.htm. Heidi Heiner our webmistress has put together a fabulous site for students and educators using fairytales. She has reviews, book suggestions (including a wide array of picture books which would be suitable for the ages you mentioned), tale variants and some cool links.
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Heidi
Anne Heiner
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(5/17/01 5:32:33 pm)
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Re: Welcome
Hello Sherine,
Actually, I do not have any favorite fairy tale videos for the preschool set, but many picture books will work wonderfully with sharing fairy tales. The videos I am asked about the most often are Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre videos. Usually with this age, the more pictures in the book, the better. Some of my favorites include those illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, Mercer Mayer, Paul Zelinsky, Ruth Sanderson, and Kinuko Craft to name just a few. I believe Paul Goble's illustrations also tickle the funny bones of the younger set although I haven't tried him recently.
Heidi
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sherine
Unregistered User
(5/18/01 12:41:45 am)
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Help please?
Thank you Midori and Heidi for your replies. I will certainly check out your suggestions.
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Laura
McCaffrey
Registered User
(5/18/01 3:44:13 pm)
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Would folk stories do?
Welcome Sherine!
It sounds like you're looking for fairy tales specifically, if not however, one video I adore which would appeal to the preschool set is _Who's in Rabbit's House_. It's an animated adaptation of Verna Aardema's book which was illustrated by the fabulous Leo and Diane Dillon. Weston Woods put out the video version. Weston Woods does some great video adaptations of books, though they tend to be expensive.
Also, if you're looking for folk tale books, Paul Goble's books appeal to preschoolers - especially the Iktomi stories. Also Gerald McDermott's _Coyote_ and _Raven_ have beautiful illustrations and very simple text. Eric Kimmel's Anansi retellings are fun for kids, as are Verna Aardema's. For kids aged two to five, I've found many of the fairy tales are too long to hold their interest. Like Heidi, I'd suggest looking for simple evocative text with lots of pictures. Hope this helps. Laura Mc
Edited by: Laura McCaffrey at: 5/24/01 3:33:50 pm
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janeyolen
Unregistered User
(5/21/01 3:31:24 am)
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audio tape
May I humbly suggest for the 2-5 age group, you go to the Fabulous Records site or the amazon.com site and order my audio tape called ONCE UPON A BEDTIME STORY. I have retold a bunch of classic stories and narrated them on the CD and tape. (There is a companion book, too.)
My granddaughter, now age 6, has not gone to bed without the CD for two solid years now.
Jane
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Kerrie
Registered User
(5/21/01 5:52:12 am)
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Re: audio tape
Don't be too humble Jane!
I second Jane's audio tape! I finally bought the cd this weekend at the NE SCBWI conference and listened to it the whole way home and yesterday. I loved it! I recommend it for 2-5, 25 or 52. Jane has a wonderful voice and is an amazing storyteller! I was amazed at the detail in the stories- it really added to the small background I had with those tales where the stories were much shorter in my childhood books.
Soft whispers and dandelion wishes,
Kerrie
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Gregor9
Registered User
(5/25/01 5:19:56 am)
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Another suggestion
Sherine,
You might look at "Ocean of Story: Fairy Tales from India" by Caroline Ness. It includes a couple of stories from Somadeva's "Ocean of Story" (the Indian equivalent of the Arabian Nights), and a few other Indian tales,one of which is a variation of "The Princess and the Pea".
GF
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Meagan
Unregistered User
(6/6/01 11:15:43 am)
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One suggestion
I also love the Jim Henson _The Storyteller_ video series. It was shown on HBO a few years ago (though it's been in circulation for at least 10 years). It may be a little tough for 2-5, but the stories (there are 8, I believe) are beautifully told and lavishly produced. Worth checking out perhaps?
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janeyolen
Unregistered User
(6/6/01 1:26:00 pm)
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Henson storyteller series
Not only does John Hurt play the storyteller to perfection, but the scripts are written by
the man who scripted and directed The English Patient and wrote Truly, Madly, Deeply (my all time fav ghost movie) and would you believe his name has just slipped my memory?
Jane
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janeyolen
Unregistered User
(6/6/01 1:28:18 pm)
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Memory restored
Anthony Minghella of course, though my spelling may be off.
Jane
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