Friday, September 30, 2011

Black, Sue: Storyteller/Teaching Artist

Description: Sue’s high-energy, interactive storytelling celebrates our multiculturalism. Her work includes her unique ‘You and Me, Bully Free’ presentation, and a special ‘Stories on the Wulli Side’ program in collaboration with violinist Austin Wulliman

Don’t be surprised if you want to move, chant, sing, think, imagine and dream! Listeners of all ages are captivated by Sue’s enthusiastic storytelling. Telling original, adapted, and traditional stories from around the world, Sue combines her passion for storytelling with her delight in teaching students and their parents to tell and write stories. It’s an awesome combination! A storyteller, writer, and teaching artist, Sue charms audiences with her warmth and creativity.

Summer Reading Programs / You and Me, Bully Free / ‘Round the World With Stories / Stories on the Wulli Side / Stories and Songs Just for Fun / Animal Tales / Ghosts, Shivers and Screams / Giggles, Jumps and Squeals / Living Out Loud! / Stories for the Holidays / Characters with Character / Civil War, Civil Rights.

Availability: Year round

Audience: preschool thru adults

Fees: $350

Equipment: Sue provides her own sound system. Access to electricity required.

Credits: Sue has been awarded the Prairie Area Reading Council’s Literacy Award for her work with student storytellers. Her written work has been included in: Children Tell Stories, Teaching and Using Storytelling in the Classroom, by Hamilton and Weiss; Literacy Development in the Storytelling Classroom by Norfolk, Stenson, and Williams, Editors; Book Links magazine, Storytelling World magazine, and Telling Stories to Children. Some notable venues include: Illinois Young Author’s Conference, Normal, IL; Illinois Storytelling Festival; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Triton College Access to Literacy Dinner, River Grove, IL; Illinois School Library Media Association Conference, Arlington Heights, IL; Illinois Reading Conference, Springfield, IL; Illinois Gifted Educators Conference, Chicago, IL. Hundreds of schools, libraries, and park districts throughout the Midwest.

Contact: Sue Black

Address: 2433 Waupaca Ct

Naperville, IL 60564

Phone: 630-983-1329

Email: sue@sue-black.com

Website: www.sue-black.com

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