1995 STORYTELLING WORLD AWARD WINNERS AND HONOR TITLES
Below are the 1995 winners and honors selected from several hundred nominated stories, books, and recordings. The major evaluative criterion for the stories was "story-listener appeal" (rather than ease in retelling) and "usefulness for story-tellers" for the items considered in Category 7. Beneath each award title is a short descriptive phrase about the resource contents. For resources not independently produced, a publisher's code is enclosed in parentheses after the author/performer's name. For color photos of ALL honored resources identified below, see the 1995 Summer/Fall issue of Storytelling World. Click here for information about obtaining a copy of this issue.
Category 1: Stories for Young Listeners
(See also Categories 2, 5, 6.)
Winner:
The Horrible Spookhouse by Kicki Stridh Carolrhoda Books, Inc. 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401
Honors:
Orphan Boy by Tololwa M. Mollel Clarion Books 215 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10003
Singing Snake by Stefan Czernecki Hyperion Books for Children 114 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10011
Baby Crow by John A. Rowe North-South Books 1123 Broadway, Suite 800 New York, NY 10010
Mother Makes a Mistake by Ann Dorer Gareth Stevens, Inc. 1555 North River Center Drive (201) Milwaukee, WI 53212
La Diablesse and the Baby as told by Richardo Keens-Douglas Annick Press 15 Patricia Avenue Willowdale, ON, Canada M2M 1H9
Category 2
Stories for Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Listeners
(See also Categories 1, 3, 5, 6.)
Winner:
Honors:
Boiled Eggs retold by Gail de Vos, from Storytelling for Young Adults- Techniques and Treasury, by Gail de Vos Libraries Unlimited, Inc. P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155
The Marvelous Canning Factory retold by Supaporn Vathanaprida from Thai Tales-Folktales of Thailand retold by Supaporn Vathanaprida and edited by Margaret Read MacDonald Libraries Unlimited, Inc. P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155
The Always Prayer Shawl by Sheldon Oberman Boyds Mills Press 815 Church Street, Honesdale, PA 18431
Little Snot Nose Boy retold by Margaret read MacDonald from Celebrate the World-Twenty Tellable Folktales for Multicultural Festivals, by Margaret Read MacDonald The H.W. Wilson Company 950 University Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452
Iron John adapted from the Brothers Grimm by Eric A. Kimmel, Holiday House 425 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017
Category 3
Stories for Adult Listeners
(See also Categories 2, 5, 6.)
Winner:
Honors:
The Ugly Party from Ain't Worth a Flip and Other Southern Stories by J. Stephen Brooks Cypress Publishers P.O. Box 4771, Winter Park, FL 32793
The Volunteer at Auschwitz from The Book of Virtues- A Treasury of Great Moral Stories compiled by William J. Bennett Simon & Schuster Rockefeller Center, 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020
All the Good Things by Helen P. Mrosia from Chicken Soup for the Soul- 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit edited by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen Heath Communications, Inc. 3201 S.W. 15th Street, Deerfield Beach FL 33442
The Man Who Knew Too Much- A Moral Tale from the Baila of Zambia retold by Julius Lester, Clarion Books 215 Park Avenue South. New York, NY 10003
The Bag of Money from Bury My Bones But Keep My Words- African Tales for Retelling retold by Tony Fairman Henry Holt and Company 115 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011
Category 4
Storytelling Recordings
Any r ecording for storytelling listening and/or viewing pleasure for any age
(See also the recordings listed in categories 1-4 with specific stories identified.)
Winner:
Honors:
Audiotape: Tales of an October Moon told by Marc Joel Levitt August House Publishers P.O. Box 3223, Little Rock, AR 72203
Audiotape: The Eye of the Beholder told by Heather Forest Yellow Moon Press P.O. Box 1316, Cambridge, MA 02238
Videotape: Pennies, Pets, and Peanut Butter- Stories for Children performed by the Folktellers: Connie Regan-Blake and Barbara Freeman Mama-T Artists P.O. Box 2898, Asheville, NC 28802
Audiotape: Adult Children of Parents told by David Holt and Bill Mooney High Windy Audio P.O. Box 553, Fairview, NC 28730
Category 5
Storytelling Collections
Winner:
Honors:
While Standing on One Foot by Nina Jaffe and Steve Zeitlin Henry Holt and Company 115 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011
Wise Women: Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World by Suzanne I. Barchers Libraries Unlimited, Inc. P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155
When the Moon is Full- Supernatural Stories from the Old Pennsylvania Mountains by Robin Moore Alfred A. Knopf/ Groundhog Press Box 181, Springhouse, PA 19477
From the Brothers Grimm- A Contemporary Retelling of American Folktales and Classic Stories by Tom Davenport and Gary Carden Highsmith Press P.O. Box 800, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
Magic Minutes- Quick Read-Alouds for Every Day collected and adapted by Pat Nelson Libraries Unlimited, Inc. P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155
Category 6
Special Storytelling Resources
Winner:
The Storyteller's Start-Up Book by Margaret Read MacDonald August House Publishers P.O. Box 3223, Little Rock, AR 72203Honors:
Storytelling Folklore Sourcebook by Norma J. Livo and Sandra A. Rietz Libraries Unlimited, Inc. P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155
The World of Storytelling (Expanded and Revised Edition) by Anne Pellowski The H.W. Wilson Company 950 University Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452
Storytelling Made Easy with Puppets by Jan M. VanSchuyver Oryx Press 4041 North Central, Suite 700, Pheonix, AZ 85012
Who's Afraid...? Facing Children's Fears with Folktales by Norma J. Livo Libraries Unlimited, Inc. P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155
Straw Into Gold- Books and Activities about Folktalkes by Jan Irving and Robin Currie Teacher Ideas Press P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155