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Tuck-Me-in-Tales

Bedtime Stories from Around the World

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Tuck-Me-in-Tales

By: Margaret Read MacDonald
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 Around the world each night, parents tell stories to children as they put them to bed. Margaret Read MacDonald, a folklorist, storyteller, and children's librarian, uses bedtime tales in the daytime to end her story hours on a calm note. Here, with accompaniment on dulcimer and autoharp by musician Richard Scholtz, she includes seven of her favorites from around the world including: "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle" (British Isles), "Snow Bunting's Lullaby" (Siberia), "Chin Chin Kobokama" (Japan), "Grand is the Evening Sea" (Japan), "Kanji-jo, The Nestlings" (Liberia), "The Playground of the Sun and Moon" (Argentina and Chile), and "Counting Sheep."

For Ages Three to Seven

©1995, 1996 Margaret Read MacDonald (P)1997 August House Publishers, Inc. Bedtime & Dreaming Collections & Anthologies Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Literature & Fiction

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Internationally acclaimed storyteller and folklorist Margaret Read MacDonald uses bedtime stories to end story hours on a calm note, and in this collection, she includes seven of her favorites from around the world. MacDonald clearly understands how to manage a young audience, her voice swoops and dips with the action in stories like "Snow Bunting's Lullaby" in which a father bird creates a lullaby for his children only to have it stolen by a raven. MacDonald also finds the right touches of humor and pathos, and young listeners will find themselves empathizing with the characters. This audiobook is a wonderful addition to any bedtime ritual.
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Good stories painful recording

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No. The kids enjoyed the stories but something is wrong with the sound balance. The music and sound effects were truly painful.

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Ugh, this is painful to listen to. The stories are good - buy the book and read them yourself. Please, please, don't subject your children to this randomly enunciated drunken ramble.

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Warning: Storytelling is great, Poor Recording Quality

Despite having poor recording quality (the instrument is overpowering and scratchy) my kiddo loves it! Definitely sample first to see if it’ll work for you. The stories remind me of my favorite classroom teachers.

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