FILMS AND VIDEOS OF MY STORIES
Little Gnome:
THE OFFICIAL ANIMATION: THE LITTLE GNOME WHO HAD TO STAY HOME - Launched on Youtube July 1st 2020 - https://youtu.be/a6H5w802MQY
Khushboo Chokhani - THE READING OWL - Jaipur, India - a wonderful adaptation from my Little Gnome story about a bird that had to rest in its nest - https://youtu.be/6ETn65H9Z9c
Stories Amore, India - The Little Gnome - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcXAct5M58I
Crochet cartoon of The Little Gnome by Ilham Modi Bharmal - https://youtu.be/fYh0Rk95XNg
Mexico - A homemade ‘paper cinema’ of the Little Gnome story in Spanish - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=659619324822617
Other story recordings:
Lindelwe’s Song - a resilience tale (told in Feb 2022 at the Chennai International Story Festival) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0b3HZHIVdY
The Elves and the Shoemaker - A story for Kindness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8mloX8MXzk&t=13s
The Star Apple - A story of wonder and adventure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnZmh3pwMBQ
The Grass Star Man - a story for children about grass stars, or spinifex grass, commonly found on Australian coastal sand dunes, around Christmas time. This story follows the 'Grass Star Man' on his journey, as he meets with characters who want to play with him -.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uFUyz-5cz8
Panya the Rat - An African twist on a classic Russian nonsense tale about a little mouse. The story uses African animals and their Kiswahili names - Panya the Rat, Chura the Frog, Sungura the Hare, Tumbili the Monkey and Twiga the Giraffe -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3RAs0wCg3Y&t=4s
The Not-So-Perfect House (found in Therapeutic Storytelling: 101 Healing Stories for Children) - a recording of a storytelling session in the Chennai International Story Festival, Feb 2021 - by Jasmina Žiljak from Croatia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgTGrB7XXzU&feature=youtu.be
A Cup of Tea, a Banana Shed and a Moonstone Bracelet - presented at a Mullumbimby Storytelling Session with the theme ‘Stories of Place’ - https://youtu.be/Uu82mklGe3c
The Littlest Bubble (audio story by MindGym) - https://youtu.be/zdnl0AATt3U
The Little Girl who Loved Flowers - a puppet show of a story for young children (from my book ‘Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour’) recorded by ‘The Hidden Bloom’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLkRUvLOEAk&t=11s
PODCASTS OF MY STORIES
Cranky Cockatoo- a recording from the 2016 Byron Writer's Festival - click on this link and scroll down to find it - http://www.narrativeslibrary.com/childrens-books/
'A Light for Little Gnome's Lantern' (podcast by We-Nurture Collective) - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1568878/6990370
Pumpkin Munchkin, a story from my book Healing Stories for Challenging Behavior - Published by Hawthorn Press, 2008 (podcast by We-Nurture Collective) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/story-pumpkin-munchkin/id1481862269?i=1000499795277&fbclid=IwAR0oSgOA0-H4NZxMUBbpENSZNCMhf6tBFZMeFFAll4QYvi6iULgOhD9Nid8
Farmer Just Right - a story from my book Healing Stories for Challenging Behavior - Published by Hawthorn Press, 2008 - written for children aged four to seven to help give a sense of stability in times of transition. On the farm of Farmer "Just Right' everything has its place and function. There is also delicious mud play in the story, which could help a child who doesn't like to get dirty to take a few more risks - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1389622/8146115 (podcast by We-Nurture Collective)
The White Birds and the Rain - a story from my book Therapeutic Storytelling for ages 4-7 years - Published by Hawthorn Press, 2012 - it is about the wonder of rain and water and was written to encourage children to drink water instead of always asking for juice or sodas every time they are thirsty - the story was inspired by an intricately carved Chinese scene set in a glass box, with mountains and valleys and two white cranes feeding in the grasses by a curved wooden bridge -.https://www.buzzsprout.com/1568878/8146181 (podcast by We-Nurture Collective)
Klingy Koala - a story from my book An A-Z Collection of Behaviour Tales - Published by Hawthorn Press, 2017 - it is a story for 'separation anxiety', written for a four-year-old boy who was having difficulty parting from his mother at pre-school - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1389622/8146225 (podcast by We-Nurture Collective)
More podcasts to come soon - watch this space!