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Butler Elementary School
Reading Week
February 25, 2005
Taleypo the Storyteller
Marilyn Kinsella, of Fairview Heights, IL, has been telling stories since 1981. She tells stories “…from nursery schools to nursing homes.” Her folktales come from many cultures, but her favorite stories are those she wrote about growing up in her small, Mid-western town. Her stories are full of energy and a delicate blend of action and word imaging. As a full-time, free-lance teller she travels to where stories want to be told. Besides telling, she often leads workshops, gives keynote addresses, and performs puppet plays. She has told stories to hundreds of schools and libraries in the Midwest and has been featured at many festivals including The St. Louis Storytelling Festival Under the Arch, The New Salem Festival, and The Illinois Storytelling Festival. For a complete bio and story information visit Marilyn at: www.marilynkinsella.org
