Grandma Honey's Story Hour: Takes Your Child on the Creative Adventures of Nutt Nutt the Squirrel in Problem-Solving, Morals and Arouses Their Imagination in Jabari’S World of Imagination as They Learn About Community Helpers

By Dr. Patricia Steele-Trueblood

The Grandma Honeys Story Hour is a delightful book of stories that takes children on a journey. Children are introduced to different genre of storiestalking animals who get into trouble and learn to solve them. Children will learn friendship, sharing, listening skills, and logical strategies in helping them to solve problems. Your child will go on an adventure with Nutt Nutt the Squirrel and Jabaris vivid imagination. They will enjoy the story of the ancient Cats of Casabar who has protected Casabar for centuries, three little locks who outsmart Bro Fox, and many more intriguing stories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Sep 11, 2015
• ISBN: 9781504916141

Dr. Patricia Steele-Trueblood

Dr. Patricia Trueblood (aka Grandma Honey) has a warm rapport with people and a notable stage presence. Through many years of storytelling in public schools, festivals, nursing homes, birthday parties, and various places in and out of town—she has perfected the techniques of capturing the audience with her voice. She can boom when the story calls for it and quack like a duck when necessary. Her facial expressions are downright funny and will charm anyone. Dr. Trueblood is a mother, wife, and former second-grade schoolteacher. She has been telling stories for over twenty years. She decided to go abroad to share her tales with others, especially for children who have difficulties in reading. She felt oral storytelling can be a tool to help motivate children to love reading. Education I graduated from Rowan Cabarrus Community College, AAS, in Early Childhood Education; Shaw University, BA in Sociology; M.Ed. Education/Instructional design, American InterContinental University; and an EDD in Educational Leadership from Argosy University. Profession I am the president of the Women and Men of Power Fellowship, president of the VA Community Watch in our neighborhood, a member of the Rowan Literacy Council, American Association of University Women (AAUW), National Association of Black Storytellers, National Network of Storytellers, CEO of Big Ma Ma's Community Outreach, motivational speaker, and professional storyteller. It all started at my daughter's kindergarten class and took off from there. I have told stories in many schools, day-care centers, and adult living centers throughout Salisbury and afar—the Jackie Torrence storytelling festival and for the National Association of Black Storytellers. Telling stories is my way of giving back to my ancestors what they provided for me. I love helping children learn through storytelling. Children learn at different stages, and so to me, storytelling is the best way to get children to learn in a fun yet logical way.

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Grandma Honey’s Story Hour

Takes Your Child on the Creative Adventures of Nutt Nutt the Squirrel in Problem-Solving, Morals and Arouses Their Imagination in Jabari’s World of Imagination as They Learn About Community Helpers

Dr. Patricia Steele-Trueblood

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Published by AuthorHouse 09/10/2015

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CONTENTS

THE ADVENTURES

OF

NUTT THE SQUIRREL

I Wish I Was Big.

Where Do You Live?

Feelings: Sometimes I feel happy, sad, and sometimes mad.

Nutt Nutt Makes a Friend

Nutt Nutt Goes To School

Nutt Nutt and the Talking Flower

Nutt Nutt Gets a Pet

Nutt Nutt and Kary the Spider

Me and My Grandpa

Make My Day

Go Right Nutt Nutt

Nutt Nutt Love to Exercise

JABARI’S WORLD OF IMAGINATION

AND

(COMMUNITY HELPERS)

Community Helper: The School Bus Driver

Jabari the School Bus Driver

Community Helper: The Police Officer

Jabari the Police Officer

Community Helper: The Dentist

Jabari and the Tooth Decay

Community Helper: The Veterinarian

Jabari’s Dog Wash for Charity

Community Helper: The Taxi Driver

Jabari the Taxi Driver

Community Helper: The Mail Carrier

Jabari the Mail Carrier

Community Helpers: The Mayor

Jabari the Mayor

Community Helpers: The Firefighter

Jabari the Firefighter

Jabari the Sanitation Worker

Community Helper: The Farmer

Jabari the Farmer

The Community Helper: The Doctor

Jabari the Doctor

Community Helper: The Carpenter

Jabari the Carpenter

FOLKTALES

The Cats of Catsaba

The Three Little Locks Out Smart Bro Fox

My Name is Tappy, I Am Glad I Am Nappy

The King Who Wanted to Know

The Prettiest the Girl in Town

THE ADVENTURES

OF

NUTT THE SQUIRREL

WRITTEN BY DR. PATRICIA STEELE-TRUEBLOOD

(AKA, GRANDMA HONEY)

About the Author

Dr. Patricia Steele-Trueblood, (AKA Grandma Honey) has a warm rapport with people, especially children and a notable stage presence. She fills every performance with an exciting and humorous mixture of folktales, songs, personal stories, movement activities, and interaction with audiences during her performances. She uses positive character-building stories and she puts her own twist and flavor in the stories. She never fails to leave a big smile on the faces of children and adults. Children are caught mirroring her hand movements and facial expressions. She is committed to empowering children through oral storytelling. She believes oral storytelling can be a tool to help motivate children to love reading in a fun and logical way.

Regular venues includes: libraries, schools, community festivals, private parties, adult living centers and various places in and out of town. She has perfected the techniques of capturing the audience with her voice. She can boom when the story calls for it, and quack like a duck when necessary. Her facial expressions are downright funny and will charm anyone. In 2008 and 2012 Dr. Patricia Steele-Trueblood performed at the Jackie Torrance Storytelling Festival sponsored by the Rowan Public Library, in Salisbury, NC. She performed, as a member of the National Association of Black Storytellers, (NABS) at the 1st annual Africana Festival featuring the 23rd annual Funk-Fest in Virginia Beach, VA in the summer of 2013. She performed in 2014 in a play called Woman Of The Town she played the character Lila, a real estate broker living in Brooklyn, New York under the direction of Mr. Craig Kolkbeck of the Lee Street Theater and the acting place.

Dr. Trueblood is the 2014 recipient of the Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Humanitarian Award, for her contributions toward improving harmonious relationships among all people in the community. 2013, she completed her doctoral dissertation on Oral Storytelling: Affecting The Reading Interest and Feelings of Six-To-Seven Year Old Children in a YMCA Summer Camp. In 2012, she received a certificate from the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars, (VFW) for her unselfish contributions of oral storytelling to neighborhood children and veterans.

Dr. Trueblood is a mother, wife, and former second grade teacher. She has been telling stories for over twenty five years. She is dedicated to go abroad to share her stories with others, especially for children who have difficulties with reading. She is the CEO and founder of Grandma Honey Storytelling Hour, LLC. You can visit her website at http://grandmahoneystoryhour.org.

Education:

She graduated from: Rowan Cabarrus Community College, with an A.A.S. in Early Childhood Education, Shaw University, BA in Sociology, M.Ed. Education/Instructional Technology, American InterContinental University, and a ED.D. in Educational Leadership from Argosy University.

Profession:

She is the president of the Women and Men of Power Fellowship, president of the V.A. Community Watch in her neighborhood, a member of the Rowan Literacy Council, American Association of University Women (AAUW), National Association of Black Storytellers, National Network of Storytellers, CEO of Big Ma Ma’s Community Outreach, motivational speaker and professional storyteller.

I Wish I Was Big.

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Nutt Nutt, is a squirrel who lives in a tree behind George Miller’s house, the cab driver on Orchard Street. Nutt Nutt is smaller than his brothers Clay, Elton, and his sister Lois. One thing Nutt Nutt loves more than anything in the world is nuts. That is how he got the name Nutt Nutt.

Nutt Nutt did not like it when his sister Lois and his brothers, Elton and Clay tells him what to do. Lois would always say, sit up Nutt Nutt in your chair, I will get the nuts from the shelf. You are too small to get the nuts. You might fall down and spill the nuts all over the floor for me to clean up! My brothers Clay and Elton would never let me play with them because they thought I was too small and might get hurt. I wish I was big! I would show them, I would show them what I could do.

During Nutt Nutt’s nap time, he dreamed he was big, bigger than his brothers Clay, Elton and his sister Lois. In his dream he outran his brothers, Clay and Elton down the path to the apple trees and back to their nut tree. Nutt Nutt caught a football and ran a touchdown before anyone could catch him. He even climbed their nut tree faster than his brothers.

Nutt Nutt could reach the nut jar on the shelf before Lois could say anything. Boy, was Nutt Nutt happy to be big! Before Nutt Nutt could enjoy being big, he was awaken by cries outside of his bedroom window. He got out of his bed and went to his window. He saw Elton, Clay and Lois being carried away in a large cage by Mr. Lyles, a hunter who likes to eat squirrels. He could not call for his mother or his father, since they had gone to pick carrots for dinner in Mrs. Neely’s garden. Mrs. Neely is a good neighbor who lets Nutt Nutt’s family eat out of her garden. What am I going to do? Nutt Nutt thought and thought, but before Nutt Nutt knew it, he was out the door on his way to save his brothers and his sister. He arrived at a barn in the back of Mr. Lyle’s house. Nutt Nutt looked to see if anyone was still in the barn. There was no one in the barn but his brothers and his sister. Nutt Nutt went up to the cage. No! No!, you are too small; you might get caught along with us, said Lois. Nutt Nutt did not listen to Lois this time. He wanted to set them free before Mr. Lyles comes back.

Nutt Nutt climbed up a rope, which went through a small hole in the barn around a pole. The rope had a knot in it and it was tied to the cage. Nutt Nutt loosed the knot, which was tied to the pole. He lowered the cage to the ground, but the cage door had a stick blocking the opening of the cage. Elton, Clay and Lois could not get out of the large cage. Nutt Nut removed the stick from the cage door so Elton, Clay and Lois could escape.

Elton, Clay and Lois were so proud of their brother Nutt Nutt that they told their parents, school friends and everyone in the neighborhood what their big brother Nutt Nutt did. You are a big brother said Lois, Elton and Clay. Nutt Nutt was so proud of himself that he gave