Forty-five minute programs for all ages.
Storyteller Karen Young goes back to her Scandinavian roots and becomes “Karen Kringle” during the Christmas season. She takes audiences on a journey around the world to hear holiday and Christmas stories from one end of the world to the other. Discover the origin of favorite holiday traditions. Meet puppets from the North Pole. Hear original stories of Santa, his elves and Christmas magic. With Karen Kringle, every day is Christmas!
Winter Wonder Tales
Winter
is the perfect time to gather together and listen to stories of childhood
winters remembered, pioneer tales of blizzards or legends of the forces
of nature and their battles between each other—and us! Snuggle up
with this sampling of wintery tales.
All Ages.
Kindness and Kisses
Tales
from around the world remind us that kindness is often followed by kisses—and
sometimes even earthly or otherworldly rewards. Perfect for school-age
parties.
Love
is found. Love is lost. Love is always remembered. Two full-length stories,
from Karen’s “From Dawn to Knight” Celtic program, chronicle
man and womankind’s eternal quest for love and companionship. Funny,
endearing, and heart breaking.
Middle and High School to Adult audiences.
Leprechauns,
fairies and gold, oh my! These tales of the “little people”
and “fair folk” are for the Irish and Irish-at-heart on St.
Pat’s day or any time you’re wantin’ to hear a’
bit a’ blarney.
All Ages
From Dawn to Knight:
Celtic Hero and King Arthur Tales
The
Celts (Irish, Scottish, British & Welsh) have celebrated heroes from
the beginning of time. Those tales still speak to the hearts and minds
of today’s story listeners. Tales of warriors, lovers, hunters,
kings and even dogs transport audiences to a time and place filled with
magic and heroism. “Peek into the Past” to meet the mythical
Celtic gods—the Tuatha de Danaan—as well as Finn McCool, Prince
Llywelyn, King Arthur, Merlin and more “otherwordly” characters.
Grades 2-Adult
“I loved the King Arthur story! Did
it really happen that way?” “This was
the best program we have had this
year in our Noon Series.”
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“Spring has Sprung” program can be customized for your audience—whether
it be sacred or secular. Stories of the Easter bunny, the renewal of the
earth as well as human hearts.
All Ages
Why
do we celebrate the 4th of July with fireworks? Who were some of the characters—historical
and tall tale—who helped form our great nation and its birthday
celebration?
Fast, fun and full of fancy and fact, this program is great for all school
ages.
Stories
for those who want goosebumps, not nightmares. Silly and slightly scary
original stories of monsters, kindly witches, spooky noises and Halloween
howls.
Grades K-5
The ghost of Lemp Mansion and Bissell House are well known. But are there others out there? Thrill to little known ghost stories from around St. Louis, as well as other “could it be true?” tales. Great for Halloween or any full moon night.
Grades 3-Adult