James Graham

Stories from the Storyteller James Graham

The place, an elementary school in suburban Detroit. A bright eyed, excited student steps up to the front of the class after being chosen from the sea of eager hands of her classmates. The student reaches into a brightly colored cloth bag and retrieves an object which is given to 'The Storyteller' who intern uses it as a launching pad into the world of an original fable filled with fun, excitement and lessons for all. This illustration gives insight as to the genesis and usage of 'Stories From The Storybag'. Other works included in this book, 'Holiday Stories' and 'Jonah's Whale's Tales' had origins which include my attempt of taking an egg and a bunny, (remembering bunnies don't lay eggs), and connecting them to Christ on the cross, and my favorite, while needing a fish story, I used a whale looking for his purpose in life who ends up transporting a wayward prophet to the place GOD told that prophet to go, all in the context of an African storyteller. The latter two groups of stories as well as 'Proper Prayer' were created for use in Sunday school, however, my favorite group of these stories 'High John The Comforter', had its intended audiences in prisons, churches and auditoriums for adult audiences for many occasions, including one funeral. Even though I call myself 'The Storyteller', I do acknowledge the true source of these stories is 'THE CREATOR'. This book is a combined effort of my immediate family to acknowledge 'THE CREATOR' as 'THE REAL STORYTELLER'.