children birth_place name birth_date yearsactive article_title birth_name partner occupation
2 far rockaway , new york fran stallings 28 august 1943 1982 -- present fran stallings
 frances karen oguss gordon stallings -lrb- 1968 -- present ; married -rrb- storyteller
fran stallings

fran stallings is an american storyteller for people of all ages .
she has performed at numerous national and international storytelling festivals , in schools and libraries , and on the radio .
she performs primarily folktales from around the world .
she has authored several audio recordings and books of stories and songs .
stallings 's storytelling style is noted for its ability to entrance listeners , a phenomenon she wrote about for `` the national storytelling journal '' in 1988 .
she teaches teachers to use stories in the classroom to hold students ' attention while conveying lessons .
