World Tales about insects told using puppets, masks, shadow puppets, music, dramatic play, and audience participation. Three tales are told using three different story telling styles.
The Stories: The first story is based on an African folktale. It is "The First Caterpillar".
In this tale two adventurous boys are taught a lesson about respect and speaking politely to others.
The second story is a Mexican Folktale, "The Little Red Ant And The Great Big Crumb."
In this tale a small ant learns to respect himself and the value of perseverance.
The third tale is a Native American story, "How Grandmother Spider Found The Light".
This is told using shadow puppetry. This tale emphasizes respect for elders.
Lots of audience participation is used to bring these stories alive and keep the audience engaged. Jeanne opens her show warming up voices with an age appropriate activity songs
and guitar.
Going Buggy has delighted audiences in libraries, schools,camps and day cares.
