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!
2009 Illinois Library Summer Reading Program
Stories Rock! Wild and Crazy Storytelling
Join master storyteller Annette Harrison on a wild and crazy romp through stories. Come ready to laugh, sing, play musical instruments and dance in this high energy, interactive and fun-filled program. We will all agree that in our library STORIES ROCK!
2009 Missouri Library Summer Reading Program
Create the Best Story Sandwich Ever!
Together, master storyteller Annette Harrison and the audience will create a story sandwich. Annette will tell the 1st and 3rd stories, the bread of the sandwich. The middle, which is the filling, will be created by the children and their parents. Spice it up with music, vocal sounds and movement and voilà! we will have the BEST STORY SANDWICH EVER!