Bob Barton

409 - 385 Brunswick Ave.
Toronto, ON  M5R 3R1

Home/Résidence: 416-920-5543
Work/Travail: 416-920-5543
Email/Courriel: Bob Barton

Bob comes to storytelling through education (English/Dramatic Arts). He believes that sharing stories is a powerful way to strengthen students' listening and concentration skills, to build a sense of community and to energize work across the curriculum.

He is especially interested in the relationship between storytelling and the development of literacy. His work with students involves developing a sense of story, and confidence in retelling and remaking stories in a variety of ways using drama techniques. Bob has worked professionally in parks, theatres, schools and on radio. He has been a feature teller at many festivals around the world. One of his latest ventures is the stories he has developed around the voyage of the Henrietta Maria which sailed from Bristol on 3 May 1631 under the charge of Capt. Thomas James in search of the northwest passage.

Bob tells to audiences of all ages, does workshops for both adults and children and is willing to travel.

Publications

Poetry Goes to School, Pembroke, 2004 (with David Booth)
The Bear Says North, Groundwood, 2003
The Small Miracle, Tundra, 2003
Telling Stories Your Way, Pembroke, 2000
Mother Goose Goes To School, Pembroke, 1995
The Best and Dearest Chick of All, Red Deer, 1994
The Storm Wife, Quarry, 1993
Stories to Tell, Pembroke, 1992
The Reindeer Herder and the Moon, Longman/BBC, 1990
Stories in the Classroom, Pembroke, 1990 (with David Booth)
Tell Me Another, Pembroke, 1986

Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award, Royal Conservatory of Music, 2002
National Symposium on Arts Education, 2000
Jennie Mitchell Celebrate Literacy Award (Ontario Reading Assoc.),1990.
Fabian Lemieux Award, for contribution to the arts in Ontario schools,1989.
Ginn Reading Award, 1985
Life Membership, Council on Drama in Education

Nov 2008