September 2010

More Librarian raves!

September 30, 2010

“Mark is a great storyteller, easy to work with and his book “It Ate My Sister” is a hoot.” Nan Pearson (a really nice!) Children’s & Youth Librarian Berkshire Athenaeum

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Album Review – “It was a dark and stormy night”

September 30, 2010

“It was a dark and stormy night…” When a story begins as such, you know that scary things are afoot. When Mark Binder starts a story this way, you can be sure a healthy dose of humor is in the works as well. Storyteller Binder adapts his animated style to a collection of spooky stories [...]

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Returning to the Right of Return

September 29, 2010

Last week I got some interesting responses to “The Right of Return.” I got a few emails from folk who thought the piece was going to be about Jews returning to Israel. Sorry. Not. (See below) Then there were the insightful ones. A reader who is an attorney wrote, “it doesn’t seem to me that [...]

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A Librarian writes about the Holiday Program…

September 25, 2010

Mark Binder does a really fun December Holiday show which incorporates all the holidays along with twists on fairy tales and some music.  We had him last year and the families had a great time. Lynn Lesperance Children’s Librarian Yarmouth Port Library

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The Right of Return

September 21, 2010

It’s infinitely easier to return something to a faceless heartless
national or multinational corporation than it is to the shop down the
street

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Annual Holiday Story

September 9, 2010

my story isn’t a sad one. It’s a story that is told in many cultures. I’ve heard Chinese versions of it. I’ve set it in Chelm from time to time. In fact, after I recorded it for my new album, I learned that a similar version of this story was in a book about Rosh Hashanah. How about that.

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New Ideas for "Comedy Storytelling"

September 2, 2010

I’ve been calling librarians recently, and I’ve learned that almost nobody goes to storytelling events anymore. And those who do are parents with kids under the age of 5. When I started 11 years ago, there were hundreds of people showing up at libraries and a variety of ages. Naturally I developed material that worked [...]

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A Librarian writes about a summer program…

September 1, 2010

It’s always a pleasure to hear Mark’s stories. I really enjoy the easy rapport he has with his audience, no matter how large or small. His books and CDs circulate regularly from our collection, so he clearly has a following in our area. Helen Mochetti Head, Children’s Services Westerly Public Library

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