A Hotlist on Story Props

A Hotlist on Story Props
An Internet Hotlist on Story Props

created by Marilyn McPhie

Introduction | Drawing Stories | String Stories | Paper Stories | Other Props

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about Story Props, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Drawing Stories

'Little Monkey Face' - A drawing story from Seattle storyteller Farida Dowler based on Frank Asch's book Bread and Honey.
'Pictales' - Several draw-and-tell stories from Richard Thompson, author of several books on the subject
Octopus Story - A simple story that ends up with a drawing of an octopus
St. Nicolas - A drawing to go with the story of St. Nicolas

String Stories

'Going Fishing' - Another string story, illustrated with photographs.
'Jacob's Ladder' - Animated instructions for making 'Jacob's ladder'

Paper Stories

'Mouse's Christmas Tree' - A simple cut-and-tell story
'The Little Orange House' - A Halloween paper cutting story by Jean Stangl
Hawaiian Shirt - Directions for origami Hawaiian shirt. You could invent a story to go with it.
Jack-o-Lantern House - A tear-and-tell story about a mouse's house which turns into a jack-o-lantern.
Origami Frog - Step-by-step directions for making an origami frog which can be used in many stories.
Origami Story - Short video of an origami story with scrolling text
The Captain's Shirt - Brief description of the paper-folding story of 'The Captain's Shirt.'

Other Props

'A Little Red House' - The familiar story which ends by cutting an apple (or pear) crosswise to show a star inside.
Storycraft - Every month a new story-related craft is featured. A site especially for kids and those who work with them.

Content by Marilyn McPhie, mcphie@cts.com
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/liststoryprma.html
Last revised Thu Jan 24 13:08:08 US/Pacific 2008