Annette Harrison
Storyteller! Educator! Author!
Annette Harrison's energetic, interactive, amazing storytelling has made her one of St Louis's most popular storytellers! For over 29 years, Annette Harrison has WOWED her audiences at schools, libraries, museums, churches, synagogues, and Early Childhood and Young Authors conferences. Her book, EASY TO TELL STORIES For Young Children is one of the best selling storytelling books to date. She is passionate about teaching literacy, character education, diversity, environmental awareness and American History through stories.
New Storytelling Programs!
Lincoln Bicentennial Storytelling Program
Annette's new living history storytelling program, ABRAHAM LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL: Stories of an Amazing Man! is a 45 minute, interactive celebration of the bicentennial of the birth of our 16th president. He was a courageous, fair-minded, intelligent, kindhearted and fun-loving man, a true American original! She tells his story with music, props, timelines, letters and heartwarming stories of his relationship to his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, her freed, former slave seamstress, Elizabeth Keckley, his children and many others. Come celebrate Lincoln's legacy and learn to love and admire this amazing man!
2010 Illinois Library Summer Reading Program
Yipes! Scary Stories!
Do you like doors that squeak, dragons that breathe fire, monsters that sing and lions that roar? Then Annette's stories are for you! They are scary, funny and participatory all at the same time. Come ready to shake, shiver, laugh and say BOO!
2010 Missouri Library Summer Reading Program
Jump in. The Stories Are Great! Splash!
Annette tells stories swimmingly! Let's splish-splash around the world with movement, music and sounds. Don't be surprised if we meet frogs, toads, turtles and wise old ladies along the way. This is perfect summer fun!