Leola and the Honeybears by Melodye Benson Rosales

Youngs and Jennifer Leigh YoungsĪfrican-American singers raise money to save Fisk UniversityĪn Irish heroine's imaginative tale with several subplotsįrom A Ghostly Experience in St. Peachtree Publishers/ ISBN 1-56145-210-6 Category 3 Stories for Adolescent Listeners (See also Categories 2, 4, 5, 6.) Winners:įrom Taste Berries for Teens: Inspirational Short Storiesīy Bettie B. What! Cried Granny: An Almost Bedtime StoryĪ silly, funny granny tries to put her grandson to bed.Ī Little Red Hen twist for a new teamwork storyīy Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens CrummelĪ lesson about being happy with what you haveĪ greedy rogue is fooled by his own ignoranceĭominie Press/ISBN 0-7685-0319-1 Category 2 Stories for Pre-Adolescent Listeners (See also Categories 1, 3, 5, 6.) Winners:Īn African-American version of Twelve Dancing PrincessesĪ Jewish boy learns about kindness and honestyĪn African-American story about the strength to choose death over slaveryĪ lesson learned about prejudging others by their appearanceĪ tale that will start a stampede to the restroomsįrom The Battle of the Mad Scientists and Other Tales of SurvivalĪ grandparent-grandchild story about preserving memoriesĪ WWII story about prejudice against the JapaneseĪ Korean version of why the rabbit has a short tailĪ message about treating others with respectĮxperiences of a wise, a clever, and a stupid fishįrom Fish Tales: Fish Stories from Here and Away Category 1: Stories for Young Listeners (See also Categories 2, 5, 6.) Winner:įrom Shaq and the Beanstalk and Other Very Tall TalesĪn African-American retelling of GoldilocksĪ grandfather teaches his grandson about prayer To purchase a copy of this magazine, go to the NSN web site. For color photos of ALL honored resources identified below, see the 2000 July/August issue of Storytelling Magazine/Storytelling World. The ordering information for these award resources is provided at the end of this section. For resources not independently produced, a publisher's code is enclosed in parentheses after the author/performer's name. Beneath each award title is a short descriptive phrase about the resource contents. The major evaluative criterion for the stories was 'story-listener appeal' (rather than ease in retelling) and 'usefulness for story-tellers' for the items considered in Category 7. Below are the 2000 winners and honors selected from several hundred nominated stories, books, and recordings.

Leola and the Honeybears by Melodye Benson Rosales