Princesses, Dragons and Helicopter Stories : Storytelling and Story Acting in the Early Years (Hardcover)

Foreword: Vivian Gussin Paley Introduction: The Girl with Pigtails Section One: Helicopter Stories: The Four Stages of Introduction - The How? Chapter 1: A Sense of Anticipation Introducing Story Acting Chapter 2: Would anyone like to tell me a story? Scribing a Story around the Stage Chapter 3: Creating a Community of Storytellers Private Stories Chapter 4: The Vital Last Step Story Acting Summary: The Four Stage of Introduction Section Two: Storytelling and Story Acting - The Why? Chapter 5: The Enchanted Place Why is story so important? Chapter 6: Stories we may not want to hear Guns, Superheroes, and Taboos Chapter 7: Facing the Monsters Solving problems from a safe space Chapter 8: Shush Don’t Tell Anyone The Big Secret Chapter 9: She Bumped, and She Pow, and She Landed, Bang To Scaffold or To Model? Chapter 10: Onwards and Upwards Adapting Storytelling and Story Acting to New Audiences