Cathy Sullivan; 5 Kamishibai stories.


Storyteller Cathy Sullivan has been recording her Kamishibai stories for us as part of our Storyfair project, and we thought we'd send them out to anyone with young children to entertain.  

Here are..

Jerry the Giraffe Grows Up  https://vimeo.com/442206311 

Jonty and Marley  https://vimeo.com/442206497                 

The Story Of Cracked Pot   https://vimeo.com/442206009

One Day Of Ulverston Station   https://vimeo.com/408803539 

The Three Magic Charms  https://vimeo.com/401642996

Here is a video with bit more information about the Kamishibai tradition. The word means Paper Play, and the storytelling method combines spoken word with still images viewed through a special cabinet.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6URceEr_zc

Cathy also recommends  a beautiful book by Alan Say, called Kamishibai Man..there are a few you tube videos of readings but the book is well worth getting. Shop around. If you are in Ulverston Suttons Bookshop  will order it for you.

And if you are feeling crafty, here are two sets of downloadable instructions for making your own Kamishibai theatre from a small box...

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dddHbEBOc23rVv-GkurXsKZl0lNhngLN?
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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YjpbmaVDyTzoyhnghUFQb6hIakIPm1uR?usp=sharing

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