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Bettelheim, B. (1976), The Uses of Enchantment, Penguin Books, Middlesex, England.
Blaxland-de Lange, S. (2006), Owen Barfield: A Biography, Temple Lodge: U.K.
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Dodd, S. (1994), Managing Problem Behaviours, MacLennan & Petty Pty Ltd, NSW
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Healing Story Alliance
The purpose of this alliance is to explore and promote storytelling for healing by sharing story experiences and skills.
World-Wide Storytelling Studies
http://courses.unt.edu/efiga/STORYTELLING/WorldWideList.htm
Information on storytelling training around the world
Susan Perrow
http://healingthroughstories.com/
A website to encourage dialogue on writing therapeutic stories and to promote Susan Perrow’s storybooks.
Storytelling Unit – Southern Cross University
http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/edu/
Unit Code: ENG00355
Nancy Mellon’s Website
Information on international storytelling events and Nancy’s School of Therapeutic Storytelling
Elisa Pearmain
http://wisdomtales.com/character/
Once Upon a Caring Classroom: storytelling for character education and bullying prevention in the K-8 classroom.
Indigenous Peoples Literature
http://www.indigenouspeople.net/
Central site for indigenous literature (worldwide) – many links available from this – a wealth of stories and cultural collections
Storyarts
Includes ideas for storytelling in the classroom, lesson plans and activities for storytelling across the curriculum, and audio samples of Heather Forest’s musical stories.
Stories for the Seasons
http://www.h-net.org/~nilas/seasons/
Offers seasonal and nature stories (for ages 5-12) together with an extensive bibliography on stories of animals and plants.
Storytelling and Arts Empowerment
http://www.artslynx.org/heal/stories.htm
The resources on this website allow you to explore how the storytelling arts are used to build strong individuals and communities
Karen Chase
http://www.storybug.net/links.htm
http://www.storybug.net/pdf/stories_a_to_z.pdf
There are unlimited resources on these sites – full text of folktales from all over the world, full set of Rudyard Kipling’s stories, puppetry sites through to interactive story resources – a year’s worth of reading!
Tales of Wonder
http://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/
An archive of folk- and fairytales. The stories in this collection represent a small sample of the rich storytelling heritage. Stories from many parts of the world are included here.
Story Lovers Website
http://www.story-lovers.com/index.html
A celebration of the world’s best loved stories and rhymes PLUS a comprehensive archival library for finding stories, sources and advice from professional storytellers
Collection of Grimms Tales
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~spok/grimmtmp/
Complete text of 209 tales based on the translation by Margaret Hunt, called Grimm’s Household Tales
Wonder Homeschool
Stories and other resources for parents who are home schooling – great ideas for teachers too!
Imaginative Education Research Group
This site belongs to a group of researchers, teachers, graduate students, parents, and others who would like to make education more effective. They call their new approach ‘Imaginative Education’ (IE) because engaging students’ imaginations in learning, and teachers’ imaginations in teaching, seems crucial to making knowledge in the curriculum vivid and meaningful to students. The IERG was founded in 2001 at the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada.
Spirit of Trees Website
A resource for therapists, educators, environmentalists, storytellers and tree lovers. Here you will find a varied collection of multicultural folktales and myths that relate to trees.
Australian Dreamtime Stories
A wonderful resource for storytellers and teachers. The site explores indigenous Australia through storytelling, cultures and histories. It includes Stories of the Dreaming, teachers’ resources and content for students.
The Flowering Tree and other Indian Tales
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft067n99wt/
A collection of oral tales by A.K. Ramanujan
The Story Vine
http://www.drawandtell.com/hastoryvine.html
An online collection of draw-and-tell sand stories, plus stories for storytelling, writing ideas and language activities.
Anansi Stories
http://www.robinsononeil.com/anansi_folk_tales.htm
An online collection of both the Caribbean and African Anansi stories
Kid’s Storytelling Club
Resources for helping children become storytellers, ideas for storytelling aids, presentation skills, etc.
http://journal.oraltradition.org/
Oral Tradition is an international and interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of worldwide oral traditions and related forms.
The journal is now available electronically at:
http://journal.oraltradition.org and free of charge to all readers
Kim-John Payne, M.Ed
Kim Payne is a counsellor, researcher and educator, who works on issues of social difficulties amongst siblings and classmates, attention and behavioural challenges at home and school, and emotional problems such as defiance, aggression, addiction and self-esteem.
Alliance for Childhood
http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/
A worldwide organisation that promotes policies and practices that support children’s healthy development, love of learning, and joy in living. Their public education campaigns in many countries bring to light both the promise and the vulnerability of childhood. They act for the sake of the children themselves and for a more just, democratic, and ecologically responsible future. Lists many links, resources and current publications.
Resource Unit for Children with Special Needs, Inc:
Established in 1987, its primary role is to enable children with special needs to be included in childcare facilities in Western Australia. Its website offers excellent resources, fact sheets etc. on a wide range of behaviour disorders and challenging behaviours.
Early Childhood Australia
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/
Offers resources, newsletters, fact sheets etc. on child development and most early childhood topics
– Dept of Community Services Parenting Site
http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/html/parenting/parenting.htm
Offers resources, newsletters, fact sheets etc. on parenting issues and topics.
Parent Shop Resources
Helping parents increase their competency with easy-to-use and effective parenting (& teaching) resources.
Jenni Cargill – Australian Storyteller
& Director of The Storytree Company
http://www.thestorytreecompany.com.au
Offers a wealth of storytelling training, performances and resources – based at Byron Bay, NSW.
My Magical Story Journal
http://www.storyspeaks.com.au/
This Australian website and related book is a tool to help create therapeutic stories for children and to enrich the imaginative powers of adults – a treasure chest for teachers, parents, relatives, friends and carers.