I’m all about 3-D and hands-on learning; my philosophy is “Flat is boring!” That’s why I was thrilled when Guidecraft came out with this unique new product to make storytelling more hands-on and interactive. The Steve Light Story Boxes are perfect for encouraging oral language development and imagination in young children as well as developing retelling skills.
About the Story Boxes
There are four different Story Boxes designed specifically to develop early language and retelling skills. I’ve mentioned the importance of re-telling before and how it is included in the new Common Core Standards.
The box I received was The Girl Who Loved Danger. It is an African folktale about a brave but defiant girl who learns to heed her parents’ advice, sound familiar?
The hand-painted resin characters are very detailed and the fabric hand puppet is sure to entice any young child to retell the story.
This contest is over.
Disclosure: I received a complimentary story box to review, I was not compensated in any other way. All opinions are 100% my own.
What wonderful craftsmanship. I’d love to have any one of these sets.
I would like the Girl who loved Danger.
(entered as Jennifer)
Hansel and Gretel
My sons favourite is Rupunzel – he loves the Tangled movie!
Oh my goodness, what a choice! I think we’d have to go for ‘The Girl Who Loved Danger’, my little one would just love snapping things up with the puppet!
These are SO cool. I would love to have one in my classroom. Rapunzel is big in my class but I would also love to introduce a new story to the children.
I definitely love the Rapunzel story telling box because of the castle theme and ladder.
The Girl Who Loved Danger
love Hansel and Gretel
The girl who loved danger
I Love the girl who loved danger. I think this a good moral story to teach children the importance of listening to parents and teachers and etc.
What a wonderful hands on way to bring a story to life. I would love to see how the children use the props to retell the story in their own words.
I would love to share the story of The Girl Who Loved Danger with my class.
Hansel and Gretel
The Girl Who Loved Danger. It rocks’ !
I would love any of these. As grandma and , this fall, volunteer assistant to a special Ed VPK teacher they would be amazing.
The Hansel & Gretel Steve Light Story Box is my favorite.
I have been looking at these…and adore them all, and I would choose the Hansel and Gretel box.
I would love the Repunzel box for my daughter!
what creativity and learning these will inspire!
These seem to be fantastically entertaining for both group & individual play
I like the Little One Inch box best. It could lead to all sorts of cross-curricular play!
What a great idea! What learning experiences they all offer! Given the choice I would appreciate any one of them.
My favorite is Little One Inch.
My students love the story of Rapunzel.
I work with young children who have special needs. Interacting with manipulatives while hearing the stories makes this activity so much more meaningful to them.
I am a director of a Preschool and would love any of these for my kids and teachers. They are wonderful.
I am a director of a Preschool and would love any of these for my kids and teachers.
I loved them all 🙂 But my favorite I think is the Girl Who Loved Danger!
Hansel and Gretel is my favorite.
I liked the Hansel and Gretel box the best but I would be thrilled with any of them.
What an exciting hands on way to develop a love and understanding of literacy! Would love to introduce my preschoolers to this method of “reading”!
My girl LOVES Rapunzel!
I like the Rapunzel box because of the castle/ladder. My nephew would love this one due to the tower. However, the Girl Who Loved Danger teaches a valuable lesson of listening to your parents, which is a great thing for little toddlers/preschoolers to learns, like my nephew.
I love them all, but I think I like Little One Inch the best because my students have autism and overcoming the expectations of others is something they do each and every day!
Rapunzel! That was a favorite story with my preschoolers.
Hansel & Gretel would be perfect for my granddaughter
The Girl Who Loved Danger is the Story Box that interests me the most. Not only will it engage my children because it is tactile but I love that it will add to the materials I have that recognize the multicultural richness of literature.
I teach about storytelling in all of my undergrad and graduate classes. This would be a great addition to my courses.
These are very cool… I would also like to use them interactively and let the children retell the story, make up new endings or create their own stories.
I love the girl who loved Danger but Rapunzel looks really fun too!
I love the Rapunzel one!
‘The Girl Who Loved Danger’
Hansel and Gretel! What a cute idea.
I like the Hansel and Gretel one!
So happy to see the Guidecraft play boxes. They are wonderful. My girls would love to play and make believe with these wonderful imagination expanders!
Love the Hansel & Gretel set. 🙂
love little one inch
I love the little girl who loved danger! These are so cool!
The Girl Who Loved Danger looks most appealing to me for use in my developmental preschool. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
This would make a wonderful addition to my preschool storytelling options. The figures look so interesting and full of possibilities.