Storytelling Resources
Looking for some good Storytelling resources? Great! There’s plenty of Storytelling websites and books! Below are some websites which you can use to look up and/or research stories. And, below that, is a list of stories (books or websites) that are in Public Domain → and that means anyone can tell these stories! There are so many more sites and resources, so please feel free to comment with your favorite storytelling research and/or Public Domain Storytelling website or book. And, don’t forget to tell your story! 🙂
Google Books
https://books.google.com
The Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org
Hathi Trust
https://www.hathitrust.org
Internet Archive
https://archive.org
Greenwood Press
If you’re a member of the National Storytelling Network (NSN), then this resource is free, and you can find out how to obtain access/join the NSN at https://www.storynet.org
Folklore and Mythology (University of Pennsylvania)
https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
Forgotten Books
https://www.forgottenbooks.com/
American Folklore
https://www.americanfolklore.net
Books
“The Magic Orange Tree” by Diane Wolkstein
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/193345/the-magic-orange-tree-by-diane-wolkstein/
“Favorite Folktales from Around the World” by Jane Yolen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/345981.Favorite_Folktales_from_Around_the_World?fbclid=IwAR3VEGMhhqPCpTfB5uJR6x3YXkKTwvhWE8MXVRfctqsfYkFQ2ukhbQ2VMVA
“The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library” → 17 Titles
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/PFL/the-pantheon-fairy-tale-and-folklore-library?fbclid=IwAR3XVW0G1JJjVWZpL8eW4R0rAjR4urb0wF8zofBqgyDcjjPCo2T3BO6X7BI
“The Fairy Books of Andrew Lang” by Andrew Lang
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30580
“The Works of Edgar Allan Poe” – Volume 2 by Edgar Allan Poe
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2148
“Deccan Nursery Tales; or, Fairy Tales from the South by C.A. Kincaid
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11167
Margaret Reed McDonald- Archives (look this author up for other story books too!)
https://teachpeacenow.com/tag/margaret-reed-mcdonald/
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