BOB KANEGIS & LIZ MANGUAL
STORYTELLERS/STORY COACHES
The Story Prospector
Bob draws on his background as an environmental educator and Alaska tour guide, arriving at your library with his Walking Talking Stick, Possibles Bag, the World's Smallest Harmonica, and a Treasure Chest brimming with Story Gems.
This isn't your typical story time—it's a participatory adventure that whisks kids and families away to far-off places while uncovering the story treasures hiding right in their own library and neighborhood!
The Story Prospector was born after Bob performed at the Milwaukee library and stumbled upon their locked shelf of dusty old 398.2 folktales. Like a true prospector spotting gold, he was inspired to dig up these "buried treasures" and bring them back to life.
Bob also brings along rare book treasures from his personal collection—some over 100 years old! When kids get to actually hold a century-old book, they're not just reading about adventure—they're holding a piece of it. It's a hands-on reminder that books and reading have always been (and always will be) the ultimate treasure map for curious explorers
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Story Salsa!
Liz's unique approach to bilingual telling encourages speakers of every language to learn a little Spanish while celebrating their own native tongue!
With Creole roots that reach to Africa, Spain, and the Caribbean, Liz’s signature style of bilingual participatory storytelling is animated with foolish children, talking hummingbirds, not-so smart ogres, and wise old women. Spiced with percussive rhythms of drum, clave, and tambourine these tales are guaranteed to delight listeners of all ages!
This program is available year round. Please inquire well in advance for Hispanic Heritage Month block booking.
The Storytellers Garden of Tales
The Storyteller's Garden offers a hands-on, multi-sensory storytelling celebration where folktales natural history, and imagination bloom together.
Kids and their families become garden party guests, meeting enchanting story characters who arrive bearing gifts and their tales:
The Story Snail with ancient wisdom, a Mayan boy sharing corn that outlasted a most powerful king. Ms. Bird and Bee offering peach pie and honey cake. Frog and Locust bring rain.
With treasures including a plant press, a drum and talking stick grown from a seeds, and a participatory storytelling experience tailored to each audience, children discover that seeds hold libraries of knowledge—teaching carrots to be carrots and oak trees to be oaks.
Seeds are wonders and kids are too. In The Storyteller's Garden, we nurture those wonders, because everything alive and growing needs care—including young readers
