About Beatrice Bowles

Writer, Storyteller, Gardener...

My first memory is of sunshine streaming through the windows of my grandfather’s yellow-walled breakfast room and lighting the blue bowl of raspberries set before me. In that moment, everything connected, light, color, warmth, sweetness. Life seemed miraculously beautiful, mysterious, and deeply good, but I had no words, only wonder.
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A mention by Leah Garchik!

Why I tell wild stories to children…for SF Chronicle LEAH GARGIK SF Chronicle For years, Beatrice Bowles, practitioner of the ancient craft of storytelling, has been sharing tales from all over the world. She’s just signed on for the new Story Party series of audiobooks…

A Ring of Riddles: Advance praise!

A Ring of Riddles: my YA eco-occult thriller Greta Grabhorn may appear to be a timid eighth grader, but she is not. Even Barbe-Tort, the evilest man in France, proves no match for her startling powers. When Greta inherits a priceless ring from Gaya, her…

B’s Buzz 4: Through the Walls: A storyteller’s story

One day while reading to my children, I came across a Hopi myth of creation, an ancient Native American story of how the world was made and by what laws it evolves or declines. The tale was vast, wise, and brilliant–and radically different from the…

B’s Buzz 2: Halloween’s Haunting History

Wailing ghosts, shrieking bats, witches riding across the sky? How did this candy-coated, fright-night of a holiday come about? Exploring Halloween’s history offers an adventure in cultural archeology, for conflicting traditions have veiled the origins of this magical night. Let’s lift the veils and explore.…

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Michele Hemenway
Educational Consultant, Louisville, KY

As an educator and consultant to schools and families, I know that children, teachers and parents today are keenly aware of the power of traditional wonder tales to help the soul to thrive. In the performances and recordings of storyteller Beatrice Bowles, with Sara MacLean’s original music, listeners can enjoy whole, beautiful feasts of classic stories with universal themes. Youngsters instinctively search the world for lessons, archetypal cautions and pearls of wisdom handed down by humanity. Hearing these stories at home or in the car or the classroom, children will be fed over and over again, each time gaining more solid footing on their pathways through life.

Sharon Gamson Danks
Children and Nature Network

My favorites are the spider stories, and I love all of the different voices/characters you create as you tell them on the CDs. Lovely. I will share them with my nephews who are the perfect age.

Dana Sherry
Director, Silk Road House, Berkeley

Your telling of The Leopard and the Jinn was beautiful –the adults and children in the audience were spellbound. Your telling of it captured moments of humor, suspense, and romance. Your rich, melodious voice is a joy to hear. You transformed an all-too-predictable fairy tale ending into an empowerment of girls and opened a window into Afghan culture. We were lucky to hear your performance!

Matt Beagle
Producer, Audible (an Amazon Company)

We hired Beatrice to record two stories told live for our original collection Story Party: The Complete Collection. With over eight hours of stories to choose from, we elected to start the collection off with one from Beatrice since she has the perfect voice and performance style to help one get lost in the world of stories. Beatrice’s tales from different cultures were both fun and imaginative. We love her stories for children and adults and endorse her storytelling prowess!

Adam Zappa
La Scuola Elementary School, First Grade Teacher

One of the loveliest qualities that Beatrice brings to our classroom is an understanding of different world cultures though the stories she tells and weaves together. If we could, we would have her in every week. Beatrice captivates children of all ages with her storytelling and thread spinning. She is master of her craft.

Jane Shaw
Dean of Religious Life, Stanford University, Palo Alto

You are a brilliant storyteller!

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