Marni Gillard has told stories to preschoolers, middle schoolers, and college students, and elicited their tales in return. She's heard triumph and trauma tales

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"Explicit, thorough advice avoids confusion as to how to select, prepare, and deliver stories and poetry via reading aloud, mediated storytelling, and storytell