1996 STORYTELLING WORLD AWARD WINNERS AND HONOR TITLES
Below are the 1996 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. The ordering information for these award resources is provided at the end of this section. For color photos of ALL honored resources identified below, see the 1996 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.)
Winners:
The Toll Bridge Troll, by Patricia Rae Wolff, Browndeer Press
Honors:
The Gifts of Wali Dad, A Tale of India and Pakistan, retold by Aaron Shepard, Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Tops and Bottoms, adapted by Janet Stevens, Harcourt Brace & Company
Wan Hu Is in the Stars, by Jennifer Armstrong, Tambourine Books
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle, retold by Margaret Read MacDonald, August House LittleFolk
Tiger Woman, by Laurence Yep, BridgeWater Books
Tess, by Hazel Hutchins, Annick Press
Category 2
Stories for Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Listeners
(See also Categories 1, 3, 5, 6.)
Winners:
The Ch'i-lin Purse, retold by Linda Fang, in The Ch'i-lin Purse, Farrar Straus Giroux
The Diamondback Rattlesnake, by Robin Moore, in U, Alfred A. Knopf
Frog, by Vivian Vande Velde, in Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird, Jane Yolen Books
Honors:
The Mountain and the Cliff, by David Holtz, in Chosen Tales-Stories Told by Jewish Storytellers, edited by Peninnah Schram, Jason Aronson
All God's Creatures Have Work to Do, (and) What Bradley Owed, (Adapted from Hugh T. Kerr), (and) Mr. Straw-all three found in The Moral Compass- Stories for a Life's Journey, edited by William J. Bennett, Simon & Schuster
A Knock at the Door, by David Scott, in Campfire Stories, Volume 3, edited by William W. Forgey, ICS Books
The Martyrdom of Andy, by Ben Burton, in A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, edited by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, Health Communications
Category 3
Stories for Adult Listeners
(See also Categories 2, 5, 6.)
Winners:
Money from a Table, retold by Eric A. Kimmel, in The Adventures of Herschel of Ostropol, Holiday House
Honors:
Concert by Candlelight, by Ed Okonowicz, in Welcome Inn, Volume III, Myst and Lace Publishers
Truth and Parable, adapted by Naomi Baltuck, in Apples from Heaven: Multicultural Folk Tales-About Stories and Storytellers, Linnet Books
The Easter Frock, by Shelia Kay Adams, in Come Go Home with Me, The University of North Carolina Press
Warmth of a Fire, adapted by Sharon Creeden, in Fair is Fair: World Folktales of Justice, August House
Red Dot, by Bettie Youngs, in Values from the Heartland: Stories of an American Farmgirl, Health Communications
Miss Hardy, by H. Stephen Glenn, in A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, edited by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, Health Communications
Nails in the Post, by M. F. Cowdery, in The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey, edited by William J. Bennett, Simon & Schuster
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.)
Winners:
Tell Me a Story (Series), Videotape by several tellers, Hometown Entertainment
Honors:
String Things, Stories, Games and Fun! by Barbara G. Schutz-Gruber, BGSG Storytelling
From the Back of the Bus, by Bill Harley, August House
Mostly Ghostly Stories, by David Holt, High Windy
Miss Jane-Stories of a Southern Upbringing, by Jane Owen Cunningham, self-published
Wonder Tales from Around the World, by Heather Forest, August House
Hummingbird-Native American Stories, by Anne Jennison, Hummingbird Farm
Pattysaurus and Other Tales, by Diane Edgecomb, Wilderwalks Productions
Joseph the Tailor and Other Jewish Tales, by Syd Lieberman, August House
Adventures and Humor, by Larry Kelley, self-published
Category 5
Storytelling Collections
Winners:
A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, edited by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, Health Communications
Wonder Tales from Around the World, by Heather Forest, August House
Honors:
One Hand Clapping-Zen Stories for All Ages, by Rafe Martin, Rizzoli
Her Stories-African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales, by Virginia Hamilton, Scholastic (The Blue Sky Press)
Treasury of Children's Folklore, by Brian Scott Sockin and Eileen L. Wong, Berkley Publishing Group
Arthur, High King of Britain, by Michael Morpurgo, Harcourt Brace & Company
Chosen Tales-Stories Told by Jewish Storytellers, edited by Peninnah Schram, Jason Aronson
Fair Is Fair-World Folktales of Justice, by Sharon Creeden, August House
Category 6
Special Storytelling Resources
Winners:
The Storytelling Handbook: A Young People's Collection of Unusual Tales and Helpful Hints on How to Tell Them, by Anne Pellowski, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Honors:
The Parent's Guide to Storytelling-How to Make Up New Stories and Retell Old Favorites, by Margaret Read MacDonald, HarperCollins
Day of the Moon Shadow-Tales with Ancient Answers to Scientific Questions, by Judy Gail and Linda A. Houlding, Libraries Unlimited
Storytelling Games Creative Activities for Language, Communication, and Composition Across the Curriculum, by Doug Lipman, Oryx
Of Bugs and Beasts-Fact, Folklore, and Activities, by Lauren J. Livo, Glenn McGlathery, and Norma J. Livo, Teacher Ideas Press
Publishers' Addresses for Winners and Honors In All Categories:
Annick Press, 15 Patricia Ave., Willowdale, Ontario M2M 1H9, Canada
Atheneum Books For Young Readers and Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
August House, Inc., and August House Littlefolk, P.O. Box 3223, Little Rock, AR 72203-3223
Barbara G. Schutz-Gruber (BGSG), 2855 Kimberly, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Berkley Publishing Group, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016
BridgeWater Books, 100 Corporate Dr., Mahwah, NJ 07430
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 19 Union Square West, New York, NY 10003
Harcourt Brace & Company, 525 B St., Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101
HarperCollins, 10 East 53 Street, New York, NY 10022
Health Communications, 3201 SW 15th St., Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-8190
High Windy Audio, 260 Lambeth Walk, Fairview, NC 28730
Holiday House, Inc., 425 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017
Hometown Entertainment, 38 Woodbine Dr., Mill Valley, CA 92941
Hummingbird Farm, 34 High Road, Lee, NH 03824
ICS Books, Inc., 1370 East 86th Place, Merrillville, IN 46410
Jane Owen Cunningham, 4 Virginia Circle, Rome, GA 30161
Jane Yolen Books, 525 B St., Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101
Jason Aronson Publishers, 230 Livingston Street, Northvale, NJ 07647
Knopf, 201 E. 50th Street, New York, NY 10022
Larry Kelley, 5065 Old Stage Rd., Chuckey, TN 37641
Libraries Unlimited, Inc., P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155-6633
Linnet Books (The Shoe String Press, Inc.), 2 Linsley St., North Haven, CT 06473
Myst & Lace Publishers, 1386 Fair Hill Lane, Elkton, MD 21921
New Frontier Media, Inc., 626 EAS Business 98, Panama City, FL 32401
Oryx Press, 4041 N. Central, Suite 700, Phoenix, AZ 85012
Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 300 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010
Routledge, 29 West 35th St., New York, NY 10001
Scholastic, Inc., 555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
Simon & Schuster (and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers), Rockefeller Center, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
Tambourine Books (A Division of William Morrow & Company, Inc.), 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
Teacher Ideas Press, P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155-6633
University of North Carolina Press, P.O. Box 2288, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2288
Wilderwalks Productions, P.O. Box 422, Hyde Park, MA 02136