Fairytales on Stage: A Collection of Children's Plays based on Famous Fairy tales (On Stage Books)

Imaginative preparatory activities like "Night at the Museum" where kids 4+ become sculptures of their chosen group and try to change positions once another child posing as a security guard turns their back and "Transport" where kids mimic different modes of travel while avoiding bumping into one another lest they 'loose their license' for a minute. Creative skits including some lesser known numbers I had forgotten about including "The Magic Porridge Pot" and "The Stone Soup" together with an active table of contents at the start having handy links that take you directly to any activity or play to your choosing. A fine book I heartily recommend and looking forward to purchasing more books from this author in the very near future!

Starting with games for 3 (mostly 4) year olds and up, this book really provides a lot of helpful information and activities. Each game provides:Age Suitability * Minimum Number of Particpants * Resources (For e.g. clear space) * Other Benefits * InstructionsI was blown away by the number of plays provided. I kept thinking the book would end and there would be another play! (Not complaining!) There are a good selection with some being shorter than others but none too long thus making them not too overwhelming for young ones. The plays are as follows:Little Red Riding Hood * Goldilocks * Three Little Pigs (The pigs do not get eaten and the wolf escapes the boiling water.) * The Elves and the Shoemaker * The Three Billy Goats Gruff * The Ugly Duckling * The Lazy Cow * The Talking Tree (Depending on your beliefs, this may be one you want to miss as it starts off with gods making the world. They create animals, plants etc but realize they are missing something: a talking tree! Alas, it is also a moaning tree.) * Humpty Dumpty * The Magic Porridge Pot * The Stone Soup * The Pied Piper of Hamelin * The Little Red Hen (Found an editing error here. Second time around the cat should say, "Cut it yourself" not "plant it.." * The Gingerbread Man (Doesn't get eaten) * The Enormous Turnip * Chicken LickenQuite a few to choose from, don't you agree?! I downloaded this book for my Kindle. I was not required to write a review but chose to do so. Thanks, Liz

This was not a good fit for my class. The skits were too complicated for the simple themes. There was much confusion on who was supposed to be doing what. I do not recommend this book. I did not order two copies of this same book.

I used several of Julie Meighan's plays for our homeschool drama club performance this year. They were a hit!

Julie Meighan's books make teaching theatre so much fun! I use ALL of her books in my studio and would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone who would like to incorporate theatre into their home, classroom, church, or any activity involving kids! Thank you for your work, Julie!

This book is a brilliant resource. I am a big fan of this author. Highly recommended!

I wasn't what I thought

Children aged 5 to 7 love this and am using for readers theatre in class

only available on kindle it seems would prefer paperback