Farida Dowler

About me

Gender Female
Industry Arts
Occupation Storyteller
Location Seattle, Washington, United States
Introduction I am a storyteller who shares folktales and plays guitar to accompany traditional and original songs for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten-age children along with their caregivers. I have a Master's Degree in Library Science and am glad to be a resource for grownups searching for stories to share with children. Click here for rates. To schedule a party or other event, please send me email.
Interests origami, storytelling, guitar, sewing, used bookstores, opera, bluegrass, rock and roll, science-fiction, sushi
Favorite Music Nancy Stewart, Dan Zanes, Pete Seeger, Elizabeth Mitchell, Marylee Sunseri, Woody Guthrie, Mamas and the Papas, Gillian Welch, Captain Bogg & Salty, Beatles, Johnny Cash, Odetta, Laurie Berkner, Johnny Bregar, Eric Herman
Favorite Books Rise Up Singing: The Group Singing Songbook, Song is a Rainbow, Storytelling: Art and Technique: Third Edition, Twenty Tellable Tales, Just Enough to Make a Story: A Sourcebook for Storytelling, I'm a Little Teapot! Presenting Preschool Storytime, Lapsit Services for the Very Young II