Anyone Can Tell a Bible Story: Bob Hartman's Guide to Storytelling - with 35 Great Stories

Bob Hartman

Lion Hudson, May 20, 2011 - Bibles - 192 pages

Bob Hartman has an enviable reputation as a performance storyteller. Here are his insights into how stories work; tips and techniques; and how to retell Bible stories ' plus 50 great stories to practise on. This is a revised and expanded edition of the Lion volume first published in 2002, with many new stories and ideas. The book is structured by storytelling styles, with pull quotes and boxes to keep the central material clear. This book is both a training manual and a resource. All the stories are taken from the Bible. It is published in the same popular format as TELLING THE BIBLE and TELLING THE GOSPEL.

About the author

Bob Hartman is a professional storyteller and award-winning children's author of over seventy books. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but now lives in Wiltshire. He has been entertaining audiences on both sides of the Atlantic for over 30years with his books and performances, which bring together retellings of Bible stories and traditional tales from around the world with his own imaginative stories. His books are full of humour and insight, whilst his storytelling sessions are exciting, engaging, dynamic - and above all, interactive! The Lion Storyteller Bible is used in schools across the United Kingdom as part of a Bible project called Open the Book, and is regularly performed for over 800,000 children in more than 3,000 primary schools. He is well known for his hugely popular The Lion Storyteller collection, the Telling the Bible series, and the highly acclaimed picture books: The Wolf Who Cried Boy, Dinner in the Lions' Den and The Three Billy Goats' Stuff.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Anyone Can Tell a Bible Story: Bob Hartman's Guide to Storytelling - with 35 Great Stories
• Author: Bob Hartman
• Edition: revised
• Publisher: Lion Hudson, 2011
• ISBN: 0857211579, 9780857211576
• Length: 192 pages
• Subjects: Bibles / General; Drama / Religious & Liturgical; Religion / Biblical Meditations / General; Religion / Christian Church / Administration; Religion / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources; Religion / Christian Ministry / Youth