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We have such a wide variety of ages, but you seemed to engage them all! You have a great way of involving your audience and have a fun time. Thank you for helping us ‘laugh it up’ this summer. Dick Strader |
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You truly have a special gift. I’ve never seen the children so engrossed! Sara Gagnon |
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I really enjoyed your storytelling on Wednesday. It was a much-needed relief from a day of hard work! Adam W. |
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Storytelling Performances
Delighting audiences since 1987, Judy’s warm, engaging performances bubble over with humor, song, and loads of audience participation. Programs are tailored to fit your school, library, adult, youth or family group.
Around the World and Back Again
Judy searches the globe for stories to help us appreciate that despite differences, people the world over have the same needs, fears, and desires as we do.
Stories for Living Happily Ever After
Judy transports you to “Once Upon a Time" where magical creatures and thrilling adventures abound, and every story ends with “Happily Ever After.”
Tales for Tiny Tots
Grandma Judy engages preschoolers with songs, rhymes, participation, puppets, props, and tales chosen for wide-eyed giggles and delight.
Delightfully Frightful
Judy guarantees breathless suspense and delightful shivers- but no nightmares - with scary stories selected especially for your age group.
Bloody Mary and Other Gruesome Tales
Judy scares up spine tingling tales that take Teens and Pre-Teens to places they wouldn’t want to visit alone.
Books Come Alive
Judy encourages literacy as she brings to life some of the best stories in Children’s Literature -sending young people racing to the shelves to read.
Fabulous Folktales
Judy shares folktales and legends – some familiar, some not so familiar, but every tale enriches listeners with stories and wisdom of the ages.
Stories Alive!
Judy creates storytelling excitement encouraging children to join in, sing along, and become actors in her tales.
In the Jewish Tradition
Judy gives voice to the traditions of her people – their wisdom, humor, warmth, and “sechel” (native good sense).
Riddle-de-Dee: Stories to Solve and More
Judy answers some age-old questions while asking new ones, with something extra thrown in just for fun.
Hug-a-Bug-a-Boo
Judy creates a menagerie of tales where you'll meet all sorts of creatures – big and small, cute and cuddly, creepy and crawly, furry and fuzzy.
Stories Wet and Wild
Judy splashes up tales, real and imagined that flow from our steams, lakes, and seas.
Writing Your Passion: Author Talk for Young People and Adults
Judy shares publishing experiences and insights gained in the writing of her award-winning book Raising Voices: Creating Youth Storytelling Groups and Troupes
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Featured Performances
ACS Preschool, West Bloomfield. Alpena Public Schools Authors in April, Mistress of Ceremony Battle Academy, Chattanooga, TN, Bethel College, Elkhart IN Beverly Hills Halloween Hoot Borders Book Stores Canton Family Storytelling Festival Chicken Festival, Chillicothe, MO City of Detroit Noel Night Detroit Festival of Storytelling at Wayne State University Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit Institute of Arts Elizabeth Stone Gallery, Birmingham, MI Flint Institute of Arts Jackson Story Fest Johnson City Schools, Johnson City, TN |
Kingsport City Schools, Kingsport, TN Laramie Public Schools, Laramie, WY Michigan Association for Media in Education Michigan Reading Association Michigan Story Festival Mid-East Michigan Library Consortium Northern Prairie Storytelling Festival, Sioux Falls, SD Oakland County Metro Parks Renaissance City Story Fest Saginaw Area Reading Council Schools, public libraries, recreation centers, and senior residences throughout Michigan State of Michigan Library - Read Across America Storytelling Along the Wabash, Vincennes IN The Ark in Ann Arbor Walled Lake Community Preschools Wayne County Community College West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Campfire Tales |