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Title: Lists of Stories and Programs for Story Hours
Note: Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary: "Lists of Stories and Programs for Story Hours" by Effie Power is a collection of guidelines and curated narratives designed for storytelling sessions aimed at children, written in the early 20th century. This revised edition compiles material originally published by the St. Louis Public Library, focusing primarily on engaging young audiences with a variety of stories ranging from classic fairy tales to noteworthy literary selections. The book serves as a practical resource for librarians, educators, and parents, offering structured outlines and themed story suggestions for different age groups. The opening of this work provides essential context through a foreword, explaining its purpose and background. Effie Power outlines the contents and organization of the text, emphasizing that it is not a comprehensive handbook but rather a collection of story lists intended to inspire and support storytelling practices in libraries. The initial section categorizes stories for very young children, presenting well-known nursery rhymes and simplified tales, and underscores the importance of brevity and engagement during story sessions with little ones. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Editor: Power, Effie, 1873-1969
EBook No.: 17202
Published: Dec 2, 2005
Downloads: 52
Language: English
Subject: Storytelling
Subject: Children's stories -- Bibliography
LoCC: Bibliography, Library science
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Lists of Stories and Programs for Story Hours
Note: Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Suzanne Shell, Sankar Viswanathan, and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Lists of Stories and Programs for Story Hours" by Effie Power is a collection of guidelines and curated narratives designed for storytelling sessions aimed at children, written in the early 20th century. This revised edition compiles material originally published by the St. Louis Public Library, focusing primarily on engaging young audiences with a variety of stories ranging from classic fairy tales to noteworthy literary selections. The book serves as a practical resource for librarians, educators, and parents, offering structured outlines and themed story suggestions for different age groups. The opening of this work provides essential context through a foreword, explaining its purpose and background. Effie Power outlines the contents and organization of the text, emphasizing that it is not a comprehensive handbook but rather a collection of story lists intended to inspire and support storytelling practices in libraries. The initial section categorizes stories for very young children, presenting well-known nursery rhymes and simplified tales, and underscores the importance of brevity and engagement during story sessions with little ones. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Editor: Power, Effie, 1873-1969
EBook No.: 17202
Published: Dec 2, 2005
Downloads: 52
Language: English
Subject: Storytelling
Subject: Children's stories -- Bibliography
LoCC: Bibliography, Library science
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.