by storytree | Dec 9, 2019 | Storytelling
Have you ever felt like giving up? With so much dire news coming at us at the moment, it’s easy to want to, even though we know it’ll do us no good! Below is VIDEO 5 in the GIFT OF STORY series, I briefly explain ‘Never Give Up’, a sweet...
by storytree | Dec 5, 2019 | environmental storytelling, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, social justice, Storytelling
In the GIFT OF STORY video series, I am briefly explaining various tales I have recorded. Here I describe this delightful and playful Nigerian folktale which encourages respect for nature, respect for boundaries, responsibility, fairness, care for the environment. It...
by storytree | Dec 4, 2019 | Australian stories, environmental storytelling, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Local stories, Stories of the feminine, Storytelling
I explain in this video * how I rewove this story from an old English folktale ‘The Old Lady and the Oak Tree’. I changed the setting to Australia, swapped the oak tree to a fig tree and wove in details from a very quirky family member into the main...
by storytree | Dec 3, 2019 | Storytelling
In the ‘The Gift of Story Series’ I explain in just over 2 mins one of my recorded stories, their plot and themes and how I think they may be helpful to your child and family. VIDEO 2: The Legend of the First Strawberry In today’s video, I...
by storytree | Dec 2, 2019 | Australian stories, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Storytelling
For me, it is the end of an era. My hard-copy story CD’s are nearly out of stock. So to celebrate, I am releasing one super short (roughly 2 mins) video a day starting TODAY, in which I explain seven of my recorded stories and how I think they may be helpful to...
by storytree | Nov 26, 2019 | Storytelling
In this era of fast-paced change, drought, bushfires and angry political rhetoric that seems disengaged from the pressing matters of our age, let alone common sense, I have days when I wonder just how much relevance and value whimsical oral tales really have. Then I...
