Saints and Spinners
| Industry | Arts |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Storyteller |
| Location | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Introduction | My name is Farida Dowler, and I am your <a href="http://faridadowler.com/">Seattle storyteller</a>. My favorite stories contain fools, tricksters, and unconventional heroes. I also play audience-participation songs on the guitar. If you're interested in hiring me for children's birthday parties, library programs or other venues in the Seattle, Washington area, send me <a href="mailto:farida%20%5BAT%5D%20dowler%20%5BDOT%5D%20com">email</a>. Also, please feel welcome to leave questions, thoughts and comments in both current and archived posts. |
| Interests | storytelling, dancing, puppetry, children's literature, young adult literature, guitar, sewing, origami, learning at least one new skill a year, digging and delving |
| Favorite movies | Donnie Darko, A Room With a View, Run Lola Run, Clueless, Matrix, Sleeping Beauty,Fellowship of the Ring |
| Favorite music | sad lyrics with peppy melodies, |
| Favorite books | Sea of Trolls, Hounds of the Morrigan,Abhorsen/Old Kingdom trilogy,His Dark Materials trilogy,Letters From Father Christmas,Down With Skool, Good Omens,Anansi Boys, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell,Elizabeth Goudge novels (especially children's books),Mr. Putter and Tabby series |
The children are waiting! Please tell them the story about the bald frog with the wig:
Not in my time, not in your time, but in the old time when everything was new, the Frog sat on a lilypad combing his long, silky hair.