Stories Are Light: Trust Your Storyteller

“You must trust me.  I am telling you a story.” [Kate DiCamillo]   When working with little ones, trust is so important.  Being not only an educator and a book lover, but also a Child Development major, I have learned that if a child does not trust you, forget trying to get them to pay…

Stories Are Light

“The world is dark, and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.” [Kate DiCamillo]   During my second year working as a preschool teacher assistant I was offered to fill in for the kindergarten teacher for about a month.  The first day I noticed there…

Prologue: A Word On Imagination

Imagination really is the truest form of magic, and as a twenty-something-year-old I pride myself in still having a highly functioning make-believe machine.