Crockodile, Crockodile: Stories Told Around the World
Good as Gold: Stories of Values From Around the World

Fables, folk tales and wisdom tales from around the world. The books are beautifully illustrated.

The Tale of Three Trees. A very tellable folk tale about a wish coming true in a surprising way.

“The Perfect Story from Nursery School to Nursing Home”

This workshop guide is a treasure for anyone wanting to find a story for a specific age/stage of life. It gives story ideas for the different ages and hints for telling at the different stages. It is found on Marilyn’s website www.marilynkinsella.org . Click on Teacher/Teller Pages.

A Hat for Ivan
Because I Love You
You Are Special

Max Lucado has written many more books than these three – these are ones I use regularly with some adaptations. General theme of them is God loves you and claims you and has a plan for who you can be.

The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle, August House, 2003.
Peace Tales, Linnet Books, 1992.

Margaret Read McDonald has many more book of stories for telling. Be sure to look up her other titles.

Tales of the Kingdom, Chariot Books, 1983.
Tales of the Resistance, Lamplighter Publishing, 1986.
Tales of the Restoration, Chariot Books, 1996.

Allegorical tales of the Christian journey. Sometimes compared to The Chronicles of Narnia or Pilgrim’s Progress. With adaptations, I have used them with great success in retreat and healing story work.

Stories from Grandma’s Attic* Out of Print. Stories mostly available in other books listed.

In Grandma’s Attic
Treasures from Grandma
Still More Stories from Grandma’s Attic
More Stories from Grandma’s Attic

True stories of two friends, Mabel and Sarah Jane, and Mabel’s family. As they grow up together long ago, they get into all kinds of mischief. The stories are humorous, light and yet filled with nuggets of truth that come from the simplest life experiences. Children’s stories, yet a favorite among adults where I have told.

Russian Folk Tales, Oxford University Press.

A website filled with ideas for stories for all ages and themes. Just go to the S O S (Searching Out Stories) at the center of the web page. There you will find instructions on how to locate the theme or age group you are looking for. Great resource.