Telling for Young Children

Telling for Children

Telling for Young Adults

Telling for Mixed Audiences

Design Your Own

Kevin is a credentialed teacher and has taught full time in schools for over 14 years in California and Ohio. He understands the value of audience participation and play with younger children. He firmly believes the power of play helps build understanding. He realizes the need for children to be involved in the story and works to encourage participation, active awareness, and a real sense of wonder when telling stories for the little ones. His unique work studying dramatic play, coupled with his years as a storytelling teacher, helps create the ideal situation for the little ones to learn with story.

Furry Friends and Other Animal Tales

This is a high-energy program, which tells how animals affect our lives. Everyone enjoys hearing about "Mama’s Last Puppy" and will roll in their seats after hearing the "Gasoline Cat." *These stories are on his award-winning Cd "Listen to the Animals."

Beppo and Other Fun Friends

Meet Beppo and all his friends. Beppo is an imaginary hungry friend that runs into all kinds of fun and folly. It includes pre-school stories that help kids to stretch their imaginations and involve students to try new and wild things in developing shared stories.

Little Ghosties (Participant Ghost Stories for the Wee Ones)

These stories are ready made “ghosties” stories that will delight the small child without being too scary and at the same time have fun with some spooky tales designed especially for them. Children (PreK-6th grade)

World and Wild Tales

These programs look at world tales and teaches about the culture in an inviting way that helps us laugh and remember the values that stories teach us.

Children do not like to sit idle, they need to be involved. Kevin’s stories invite the listener to listen, but also to journey with him as he shares tales. He also understands the nature of children and their interests. He has taught and told in over 30 states, England, and Japan and knows the value of personalizing the tales to meet the student’s needs. He is a credentialed teacher that is often sought after because he uses his tales to teach. He includes audience participation, high energy, and zeal when using stories to educate the students.

My Brother is Silly and My Sister is Too! (PK -6)

This program is geared to honor our friends and family. Kids join in as we celebrate the crazy antics and the understanding of our friends and our family.

It is Ok to be Me (4th-8th Grade)

These stories are designed to help students feel good about who they are. This is a critical time when students feel pressure to be someone else; these stories remind us in a fun educational way "It is ok to be me."

Celebrating the "Folk" in Folktales (Pk to Adult)

These stories share the people and magical beings we find in folktales. We look at the travels of people like Jack, John Henry, and Anansi. A vast cast of characters are revealed and with them, their stories. Highly used for teaching lessons!

Storytelling Safari (Pk to Adult)

Hold on to your seats as we travel and explore the folk and fairy tales of the world. In a few minutes time our journey will take us to Africa, Ireland, and possibly China. Make sure you fasten your seat belts, the trip will be fantastic!

Stories for a Better World (Pk to Adult)

These stories embrace the idea that stories can help heal and promote a better world. In a world where students face problems everyday, it is vital that students experience stories that demonstrate that the world can be better than what it is.

Let us Celebrate the Earth Together! (Pk to Adult)

These stories demonstrate not only ways to care for the Earth, but are about how to act to protect the earth. The stories concentrate on how caring for the Earth is one way we care about our world. A local effort can have resonating effects on our planet.

For some tellers, teenagers might be challenging. However, Kevin loves to work and tell with teens! After teaching in three different high schools in Ohio and California and traveling with an award-winning teen troupe, Kevin knows how to invite and sustain the interest of teenage listeners. He has enchanted over 25,000 teenagers with his work and enjoys every new opportunity to share how stories can connect with teens.

Step Back in Time: History Tales for You
(4 to adult)

These stories take us back in time when we can see what it was like riding in an Orphan train or a talking with a soldier from the Civil War. Cordi may share his tales of meeting a Navajo Code Talker or a veteran who spent three months in Hiroshima after the war. Step back and revisit the tales that formed the foundation of our history. It is a powerful journey to tell!

Literary Legends Revisited (4 to adult)

Stories are told from the page to the stage. Here literary stories are told from a professional storyteller. These could include tales of Chaucer’s Sir Gawain and the Green Knight or a retelling of a Twain favorite. These timeless tales are sure to enchant, educate, and invite! Specific literary works can be considered for a tailor made program.

Urban Legends that Chill the Spine and Soothe the Soul (4 to adult)

Everyone loves a good Urban Legend! These tales can examine the Alligator in the Sewer or the Kentucky Fried Rat and more. Tales bound to make you wonder, laugh, and be curious where the truth lies.

Kevin knows how to develop a program to meet all audiences. He knows the right balance to keep all ages listening.

Wisdom Keepers (4 to adult)

This collection of stories honor the wisdom keepers in our lives. This program helps us cherish our elders and the wonderful blessed people who have passed on their wisdom.

Tales to Tickle the Funny Bone

These tales help us laugh at the foibles in our life. The tales are designed to keep us in stitches! However, they serve to teach and show how humor is a rewarding way to learn.

Tell Someone: Tales to Prevent Drug Use (4th to 8th Grades)

These tales are used to help students realize the dangers of not telling someone about drug abuse. The stories help recommend in an entertaining yet educating way to teach us about the dangers of drug use. Great for Red Ribbon Weeks!

Kevin loves to tailor make programs to suite your needs. He has designed programs in conflict resolution, mother-daughter and father-son programs, Multicultural Awareness, Literacy Awareness, special holidays, and so much more. Let him know what you need and he will craft a program using over 19 years experience of creating story programs and curriculum to create a memorable show. As a nationally known teacher and teller, he has the key to unlock the puzzle of learning will use it to build a program for you!

This is a sampling of programs that Kevin offers. Be sure to contact him if you have specific needs. He would be happy to work with you in creating the right program for you.