Oral Language Titles - J

Personal narrative, also for older children.
c1990 - SERIOUS

An old lady who comes for Thanksgiving dinner has brought a monstrous appetite; fashioned after I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.
c1997 - HUMOROUS, DUO

Cinderella and Cinder Edna, who live with cruel stepmothers and stepsisters, have different approaches to life; and, although each ends up with the prince of her dreams, one is a great deal happier than the other.
c1994 - HUMOROUS DUO or SOLO

Simple versions of over thirty well-known folktales.
c1967 - VARIETY

Collection of humorous tales about fools and silly fellows all over the world.
c1957 - HUMOROUS

Poetry written from the point of view of familiar objects such as mittens, trees, vacuum cleaners etc. are both kid-friendly and playful.
c2001 - Humorous solo, duo, verse choir

Although she has found many excuses for refusing to take swimming lessons, Jane finally faces the inevitable and jumps into the water for a very good reason.
c1998 - HUMOROUS SOLO

Fabio is an only dog and longs for a brother to play with him, to share his toys, and to show off to his friends. The dog his owners bring home is a nasty surprise, she’s old, fat, shy and a girl!
VERSE CHOIR, HUMOROUS SOLO or DUO

Humorous retelling of Cinderella story set in old growth forest and features Bigfoot characters. Will need editing.
c1998 - HUMOROUS SOLO or VERSE CHOIR

Sophie's resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch changes her life
c1986 - VARIETY

Great Aunt's visit through a child's eyes turns out better than expected.
c1995 - HUMOROUS

Papa Wolf expects his son Max to be a hunter, like other wolves, but Max has different ideas about his future - Max wants to be a florist.
c2001 - HUMOROUS SOLO or DUO

An inspiring story of how good deeds grow.
c2007 - Serious verse choir, serious solo