Margaret Read MacDonald

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University of Washington (MLS)
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (MEd) |genre=Children's literature |spouse=James Bruce MacDonald |children=2 |parents=Murray Read
Mildred Amick Read }} Margaret Read MacDonald (born January 21, 1940) is an American storyteller, folklorist, and award-winning children's book author. She has published more than 65 books, of stories and about storytelling, which have been translated into many languages. She has performed internationally as a storyteller, is considered a "master storyteller", and has been dubbed a "grand dame of storytelling". She focuses on creating "tellable" folktale renditions, which enable readers to share folktales with children easily. MacDonald has been president of the National Storytelling Association and the Children's Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society. Provided by Wikipedia