Laura is available for book signings, readings, interviews and book talks.
Our Secret Territory: The Essence of Storytelling
Written by Laura Simms
with a foreword by Deena Metzger
*Finalist for ForeWord Reviews 2011 Book of the Year
This may be the most important book written about storytelling and its benefits in the world today. Our Secret Territory explores the power of storytelling and how it can serve as a tool for compassionate service. The book contains tales from around the world, reflections on the symbolic journeys they express, and stories about Laura’s work with people in need in many countries.
Stories to Nourish the Hearts of Our Children
Created by Laura Simms
with cover illustration by Tatjiana Krizmanic
Stories to Nourish the Hearts of Our Children is a revised and rich collection of meaningful and delightful tales for children from throughout the world. Originally gathered for a post 9/11 healing tool for children sponsored by the Holland and Knight Charitable Fund, this great story collection generates solace, joy, creativity and dialogue between children and adults. Includes African, Asian, Eastern European, Middle Eastern, American, Native American, True Life and Carribbean tales. These tales can be read by children or by adults to children.
Additional contributors: Yoel Perez, D.M. Kartha, Rinah Shelef, Chris Smith, Linda Spitzer, and Gayle Ross.
The Robe of Love
Secret Instructions for the Heart
Retold by Laura Simms
Acclaimed storyteller Laura Simms gives us a rich tapestry of tales that unveil the secrets of love in all of its forms. Passionate, riveting, often humorous, these stories of emotional, physical, and spiritual love come from a variety of traditions, including Celtic, Inuit, Persian, Hindu, and Jewish. As meaningful today as when they were first told, her evocative retellings of these tales of the mysteries of the heart lead us to the many faces and profound requirements of love.
Rotten Teeth
Written by Laura Simms
Illustrated by David Catrow
Speaking in front of the class isn’t easy for small people like Melissa Herman. Especially when there’s nothing very special to say about her house or her family or herself. But with the help of her older brother, Melissa borrows a bottle from her father’s dental office to take to show and tell. The teacher is appalled, but the children are intrigued. David Catrow’s hilariously zany illustrations reveal that there is nothing ordinary about Melissa Herman, or her house or her family. The bright artwork is laugh-aloud funny and will have children begging to hear the story again, or maybe invent their very own tale.