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Web sites

	Call of Story http://www.callofstory.org/
The Call of Story web site is based on a television special that explores how traditional storytelling can be moved into a new media. The site has information about what storytelling is and how to capture our experiences, transform them and give them expression.
	Roots Television http://www.rootstelevision.com/ Roots Television features videos on genealogy and family history.

Books

Bringing the Story Home: The Complete Guide to Storytelling for Parents Lipkin, Lisa 372.6 Lipkin Lisa Lipkin shows you how to enliven your daily routine with storytelling. No props, no tools, no long setups are required to put her ideas into practice and ignite your child's imagination.

Tips

Story Ball

Ahead of time: Take a very long piece of yarn and tie or tape small objects onto the yarn and roll it into a ball.

The Game: Start a story, than hand the ball of yarn to the first person in the circle. Each person unrolls the yarn until they come to an object. They must then incorporate the object into the story. The person with the last object ends the story.

Floor Plan

Have each person draw the floor plan of the house they grew up in. Then have them place a mark on the floor plan wherever they have a story or a memory. After everyone has finished drawing, share the stories and memories with each other.

Events

Tellabration, various locations

http://www.tellabration.org/

Villages of Tales: Ojai, California

http://www.villageoftales.org/

Los Angeles Storytelling Festival: Los Angeles, California

http://www.lastorytellingfestival.com/