I brought this book out at bedtime for my two children, ages 8y and 5y, and told them a story, drawing it out on a small chalkboard. They were enthralled. They asked for more. And more. Then I set them up with two chalkboards and read and showed them the accompanying pictures and they drew their own story. And then another. Having to go to sleep was an extreme disappointment to them after this book. It's now morning and my 8yo is still asleep, but my 5yo is up and drawing a story.

To add to a previous reviewer's comment about the quality of the drawings or illustrations, they're simple line drawings intended for anyone to do, for which I'm thankful. They are cleanly and neatly illustrative of the story and aptly serve their purpose.

We're currently borrowing this title from our local library. I'll buy two from Amazon: one for us, and one for my 5yo's kindergarten teacher. Normally, I'd save a gift like this for the winter holidays or end of the school year, but I'm going to give the teacher this one at the start of the year because it's so good it just can't wait!

My daughter (age 5) and I picked up this book and started working on the stories right away. She loved it! What a great way to enjoy language, storytelling, and art in a meaningful and shared way. My grandfather used to do one of the handkerchief tricks in the back. Sadly, he died before he had a chance to teach me, and so I feel like i can carry on his tradition.

Anne Pellowski give us a lot of pleasure.

The drawing stories are:

The black cat;The wolves,The goats and the kids(~The wild bird);

The smart shopper (two versions); What do you think you are? (two participants and a lot of fun);

The key; Per's trousers;Light bulb;How to get rid of mosquitos;

Little circle,big circle; Good night!;Right Answer, Wrong answer (two versions);

The doh bird; How man and woman found their place in the world

(with Chinese characters);

The absent-minded judge.

Then you have the Ekati Uta (picture drawing story chants):

The carefree girls; Is it grandfather? (With Japanese numbers); Shall i draw your portrait? (with numbers); to help you feel better; The octopus; The one that go away;The duck (with numbers); What happened after the rain; Panda; The cheerleader (with numbers); Cicada; Watch out! You'll turn into a frog!;

Caterpillar; Santa Claus; The badger (with numbers);

What can happen if you fall into a hole.

Do you love sand stories? You have two stories:

The rainbow snake (~The rainbow snake adapted from a version recorded by Roland Robinson) and Little boy and emu.

What do you can do with storyknife?

Drawing on snow,mud or sand!

Here one story:

The little girl and her grandmother.

And there are also handkerchiefs stories:

Now if you have "The family storyteling handbook"

by the same author, you will be disappoint...

The same figures! but not the same drawings!

You have: The puzzled professor (The professor);

Rabbit story;The jumping mouse (Mouse story);

Baby surprise, with story (Doll babies or babies

in the craddle);The peasant's clever daughter (The

peasant and his plot).

The stories are very similars to the other Pellowski's book.

A VERY GOOD BOOK ! but, what about a good illustrator?

MANY THANKS FOR THE EXCELLENT BIBLIOGRAPHY.