Cathy Spagnoli is American, but she's a storyteller and writer with a special interest in Indian and Asian cultures and their stories. She has travelled throughout Asia collecting tales and telling them through performances, workshops and books. She shares her trade secrets through three resource books, Simple Wonders: Toy Stories to Make and Tell, The World of Asian Stories, The World of Indian Stories and the magic of stories through two picture books, It’s Only A Story and Priya’s Day. Cathy lives in Seattle. Most recently, she contributed to Read Aloud stories.
An ant's curiosity leads to adventure in this story of repetition and cumulative images, told like a flowing river. The illustrations are adapted from Warli art.
A cheerful story of Priya's busy, busy day, which can be told while folding a sheet of newspaper into interesting shapes. An exciting activity book.
Bold, colourful illustrations inspired by Japanese Kamishibai story cards enhance the telling of this Korean tale about a tiger that tries to take advantage of two children.
A resource book for anybody interested in sharing stories inside and outside the classroom. A comprehensive, compelling and culturally rich introduction to a diverse region.
A complete ‘how to' of storytelling — including tips on getting started, activities, a story map, replicable folk-style line drawings, notes on tale types and further story sources.
