A few titles (see my Website for descriptions):

Stories and Songs for a Green Earth

Tales from the Japanese Countryside

Cat o' Nine Tales: stories & songs about cats

Prairie Tales: Native Americans, cowboys, pioneers

Ancient Roots of Science Fiction & Fantasy

Honesty Respect Compassion: "virtual" storytelling

FRAN STALLINGS has been a professional teller of ancient folktales and original creations since 1982, and served as an Artist In Residence with the Oklahoma Arts Council 1985-2001. Her performance tours have taken her to Japan, Egypt, Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau as well as nationwide in the U.S.A.

Fran grew up in the tradition of oral storytelling, and has always loved the ancient heritage of tales we all share. Her degrees in biology (Wellesley College, University of Wisconsin) were not a detour: her folktales and "fact-tales" of our fellow creatures and the environment have earned her the title Earthteller, helping zoo docents and park rangers become story-teachers. She has collected a repertory of nearly 400 traditional tales plus original stories and songs.

Fran's articles and stories are widely reprinted. She has produced 5 CDs.

(Numerous articles and stories in books and magazines) Editor, Stories to Play With (August House, Little Rock AR,1999), and Folktales from the Japanese Countryside (Libraries Unlimited, Westport CT, 2007).

Author, Fran & Hiroko's Story Book Vols I, II, and III (Japanese/English bilingual collections: Isseisha Publications, Tokyo, 1999, 2001).

Original songs: Sing Out!, Autoharp Quarterly.