Tell Me Another One: Encouraging Stories for Every Month of the Year

By Susan Brolund

These twelve tales are a combination of original stories and adaptations of folktales and fables from around the world. Each story has a theme or moral truth and is accompanied by a guide for encouraging conversation about each topic. Listeners may then share their own tales and experiences. These stories are suitable for kindergarten through fifth-grade children and are intended to be read aloud.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 12, 2017
• ISBN: 9781543455465

Susan Brolund

Susan Brolund is a storyteller, inspirational speaker, writer, and teacher. She infuses her original stories with the values and morals passed down by her parents and grandparents while growing up Alabama. Susan received a Master of Arts in storytelling from East Tennessee State University. She enjoys telling stories of faith, hope, and encouragement to people of all ages. Susan is married to John and they have two sons, Garrett and Jordan. You may contact Susan at susanbrolund.com. Jonathan is a self-taught artist who started painting about a year ago, working primarily with acrylics, but chose watercolors for this project. His style can be described in one word- fearless. He is constantly experimenting and studying new techniques. He has been featured as an emerging artist in The Artist Quarterly, NYC, and has begun showing at numerous venues in the south. He is married to Karen and they have three sons and five grandchildren. You may contact Jonathan at jonathanbeesonart.com.

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Copyright © 2017 by Susan Brolund. 765003

Library of Congress Control Number: 2017915134

   ISBN:   Softcover   978-1-5434-5545-8

      Hardcover   978-1-5434-5544-1

      EBook   978-1-5434-5546-5

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Rev. date: 10/05/2017

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DEDICATION

These stories are dedicated to four delightful little souls who fill my heart with great happiness. Marley, Liam, Finley, and James, I love you so.

Introduction

When I was thinking of what type of book I would like to write, I was absolutely certain about one thing. I wanted it to be an old fashioned storybook, the type with beautiful illustrations and tales you could carry deep in your soul for years to come. Finding the perfect artist was no problem since Jonathan Beeson is a dear friend and creative from the top of his head to the tip of his toes. Next would come a year or so of pondering the stories I read to my own children and students over the past thirty years-tales that could make them better citizens, friends, sons and daughters, and human beings for having heard them.

The twelve stories within this book are accompanied with a guide to help the reader engage children in dialogue about the value or moral they contain. There are also suggestions for further story starters, vocabulary builders, and interesting tidbits of information contained within each story.

These stories are meant to be read aloud, curled up on the sofa, or while sitting under a tree, in a comfortable space. Stories can help children and adults make sense of the ever changing globe on which we live. However, there are certainly some things that do not change. There will always be good and bad, war and peace, hope and despair, love and hate, truth and untruth, respect and rudeness, courage and cowardice, joy and pain. Talking about these topics may help us all decide which side we will stand on and in turn, make a difference in our own corners of the world.

Perhaps one of the best ways to make sense of these things is to read and tell stories, to see the worth in what everyone has to say. The stories you read here are tales I have told across the southeast in classrooms and conferences, at festivals and playgrounds. They have often been requested by those who have heard them and I now offer them to you as a gift of encouragement and hope.

All my best,

Susan

Contents

Chapter 1   January

Story Guide: Tell Me More about Hope

Chapter 2   February

Story Guide: Tell Me More about Loyalty

Chapter 3   March

Story Guide: Tell Me More about Truth

Chapter 4   April

Story Guide: Tell Me More about Compassion

Chapter 5   May

Story Guide: Tell Me More about Patience

Chapter 6   June

Story Guide: Tell Me More about Respect

Chapter 7   July

Study Guide: Tell Me More about Unity

Chapter 8   August

Story Guide: Tell More about Being a Role Model

Chapter 9   September

Story Guide: Tell Me More about Ingenuity

Chapter 10   October

Study Guide: Tell Me More about Being a Servant

Chapter 11   November

Story Guide: Tell Me More about Acceptance

Chapter 12   December

Story Guide: Tell Me More about Perseverance

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