Background
Wolkstein, Diane was born on November 11, 1942 in New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Harry Wolf and Ruth Barenboim.
(A strange event occurs across the land when a little Chin...)
A strange event occurs across the land when a little Chinese goose girl sprinkles her shoulders with water and begins to wave her arms, believing that she will sprout wings, fly, and enjoy all the beautiful flowers of spring.
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(Bouki is fat. Bouki is awkward. So why would Malice ask h...)
Bouki is fat. Bouki is awkward. So why would Malice ask him to dance the complicated Kokioko for the king? Bouki isn’t sure. All he knows is that if he does learn the dance, he can win the king’s money. Seems simple enough. But uh-oh, Bouki should’ve known better than to get involved with greedy Malice. This comical tale introduces readers to Haiti’s famous slapstick characters: the foolish Bouki and the clever Malice. And in the best tradition of the trickster tale, it treats them to something unexpected- a new dance, the hand-clapping, hip-swaying Kokioko.
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(When Tegora, a little tiger, and Cabree, a little goat, f...)
When Tegora, a little tiger, and Cabree, a little goat, find shelter together during a fierce storm, they become fast friends. As they part, Teegra gives to Cabree his family banza, a little banjo, and tells her, "It will protect you. The banza belongs to the heart, and there is no stronger protection than the heart." Cabree does not really understand, but she goes trotting on her way, stopping now and then to play a tune on her banza. Before long, though, she finds herself in grave danger and discovers that her banza does indeed have very special powers. Diane Wolkstein's spirited writing brings out they gaiety and sweetness of this Haitian tale, and Marc Brown's fanciful pictures are rich in color, detail, and humor.
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(A fresh retelling of the ancient texts about Ishtar, the ...)
A fresh retelling of the ancient texts about Ishtar, the world's first goddess. Illustrated with visual artifacts of the period. "A great masterpiece of universal literature."--Mircea Eliade
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(A retelling of an old Russian tale of Alexis the king's a...)
A retelling of an old Russian tale of Alexis the king's archer, his beautiful and magical wife Olga, and their adventures.
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(Passion, joy, and longing abound in seven original classi...)
Passion, joy, and longing abound in seven original classic love stories, newly retold by a master storyteller. Wolkstein has vividly re-created unforgettable myths of love, published together in a single collection for the first time. Includes "Inanna and Dumuzi," "Shiva and Sati," "The Song of Songs," "Psyche and Eros," and more.
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Wolkstein, Diane was born on November 11, 1942 in New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Harry Wolf and Ruth Barenboim.
Bachelor, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1964. Master of Arts, Bank St. College, 1967.
She also served as New York City"s official storyteller from 1968–1971. As New York"s official storyteller, Wolkstein visited two of the city"s parks each weekday, staging hundreds of one-woman storytelling events. After successfully talking her way into the position, she realized "there was no margin for error," she said in a 1992 interview.
"I mean, it was a park. just go somewhere else if they didn"t like lieutenant"
She also had a radio show on Way of New York City, Stories From Many Lands, from 1968 until 1980, and she helped create the Storytelling Center of New York City.
Wolkstein authored two dozen books, primarily collections of folk tales and legends she gathered during research trips. She made many visits to China, Haiti and Africa.
Wolkstein was born in Newark, New Jersey and grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey. Her father Henry was an accountant and her mother Ruth was a librarian.
She received a bachelor"s degree from Smith College and a master"s degree in education from Bank Street College of Education.
While living in Paris, she studied mime under Étienne Decroux. Wolkstein was in Taiwan to research a book of Chinese folk stories when she underwent emergency surgery for a heart condition. She died in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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1 child, Rachel Cloudstone.