I  am  always being  asked to recommend storytelling resource books, so  I thought I’d put some of my favourites up here.  All these books are available through a wonderful British online bookshop called Book Depository.

Why is it so wonderful? Because Book Depository ships  books  virtually anywhere  in the world, without any shipping charges.  That makes  a big difference to  the price  of buying online.  The basic  prices are reasonable too  – in fact it sometimes works out cheaper to buy from Book Depository  than from your local bookshop.

So  click on the book to take a look….

ASIAN TALES AND TELLERS BY CATHY SPAGNOLI

This  book had to  be my first recommendation.  I owe Cathy such a debt of gratitude.   It was through  attending one of Cathy’s workshops that I  got my first spark of storytelling fire. And it was  Cathy  who was such a great mentor  to me  when I  took my first tentative steps on the road to becoming a  professional storyteller.

This book contains stories  from all over Asia each carefully researched told in Cathy’s inimitable  style.

To hear podcasts of Cathy  telling stories  go to www.koreasociety.org and type  Cathy Spagnoli into the search box.