Storybox Playlist: Stories for How to Build the Summer Siesta for Parents
I never fully understood the concept of a siesta until I moved to Texas. The middle of the afternoon is hot and thick and everything just slows … right … down. So why try to be productive, crisp and energetic? No, siesta time is a time of lying down, reading, chatting with friends and dreaming. Here are some stories to help you better understand the gifts of a siesta.
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Strawberry Slushy Siesta
It’s strawberry-picking season, and Martin is feeling competitive!
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Month Six: Simplify Not Complify
Martin and Sylvia want to do everything, and they want to enjoy it all! Their parents help them find a simple, elegant solution
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The Ladybugs in the Window
The little old house has been completely updated, except for the south-facing window. Why won’t the owner replace it? Ladybug fairies!
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The Fairy Ferry
A dinner adventure leads Sylvia on a hunt to find fairies … on a ferry!
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Luke Alden the Bald Eagle
Luke Alden is a young bald eagle who has lots of ideas. All day long he thinks, and then one evening those ideas…
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About the authors
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David Sewell McCann
Story SpinnerDavid Sewell McCann fell in love with spinning stories in first grade – the day a storyteller came to his class and captured his mind and imagination. He has been engaged in storytelling all of his adult life through painting, film-making, teaching and performing. Out of his experience as a Waldorf elementary class teacher and parent, he has developed a four step method of intuitive storytelling, which he now shares through workshops and through this website.
