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Recordings and Books Gifts Galore! "However you use it [Sailing
the Flying Ship], you cannot help but appreciate a beautifully
crafted storytelling piece that is sure to make you think. Perhaps
you'll think about the power of inner voices, the importance of
focus, true listening, and taking time on the way through life.
Each person will no doubt take from the tape what he/she needs and
have a good time doing it."
Haunting Tales CD  Spooky
stories - "Sam'l (and the Graveyard Worm)," "The Tailypo,"
"Promises to Keep," "The Beaded Bag," "The
Men in the Open Grave," "Sop Doll," "Mr. Fox"
and "The Woman in Brown." To read
Mary's ideas for use of these stories in the classroom, click
here.
To hear excerpts from this CD, click here.
$15.00 "Hamilton's vocal special
effects are excellent. Her voice changes for different characters
bring them to life. Her 'special sounds' (animals, groans, screeches,
etc.) are spooky and fun."
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Other tellers include: Dan Keding,
Bob Sander, Bill Harley, Syd Lieberman, Liza Hyatt, George Schricker,
Jim May, Beth Horner, Lou Ann Homan, Nancy Donoval, and Michael
Cotter. For an audio version of “Jump Rope Kingdom”
see the CD Some Dog and Other Kentucky Wonders, above.
" In Mary Hamilton's Susan
Contemplates Murder, a scorned mistress starts out thinking
about murder but in the end deflates her lover's ego with a far
more clever and liberating, but just as final, act." If, however,
your prefer not to use a credit card, print out the Story Store
Order Form, fill it out, and mail it to Mary with payment (check,
money order, or signed purchase order). HOME/PROGRAMS/ABOUT MARY/STORY STORE/ARTICLES/WHAT'S NEW? Mary
Hamilton, Professional Storyteller
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Six
folktales from seven cultures! "1000 Ideas," Russian and
Ukranian; "None but Timothy Brennan," Irish; "The
Princess and the Dove," Italian; "The Poor Man and the
Rich Man's Purse," Jewish; "Mr. Fox," English; "The
King and His Advisor" from India. 
A
variety of tales true to Kentucky's narrative traditions - "The
Farmer's Smart Daughter," "Lazy Jack," "Some
Dog," and "Stormwalker." 
Different
stories for different ages including "The Bun," "Wishing
Star," "Jack & the Wishgiver," "Drakestail,"
and "Vasillisa the Beautiful." 
Winner of a 2006 Parents’ Choice Gold Award
A
variety of tales true to Kentucky's narrative traditions - "The
Farmer's Smart Daughter," "Lazy Jack," "Some
Dog," "Stormwalker," "Jeff Rides the Rides"
and "Jump Rope Kingdom." 
Recorded
live at the National Storytelling Festival. Includes Mary's telling
of "The Poor Man and the Rich Man's Purse" plus stories
by six other tellers - Jim May, Bill Harley, Heather Forest, Jackie
Torrence, Barbara Freeman, and Michael Williams.
The
Scenic Route: Stories from the Heartland
Western
Kentucky University Press, 2001