Former U. of Chicago professor Green is an internationally known storyteller, lecturer, and author; Del Negro (library and information science, Dominican U., Illinois) has written several books for children and young adults. They present a revised text for beginning and experienced storytellers--from public library and school media center librarians, to adults working with children in Head Start programs, daycare centers, museums, and other recreational centers--providing a history of storytelling in libraries and accessible instruction for bringing oral storytelling to contemporary listeners. The fourth edition contains updated research and bibliographies, expanded discussion of the relationship between oral storytelling to young children and becoming a lifelong reader, new tips on storytelling to young adults, a new "International Perspective" section, full texts of 13 stories for various ages and occasions, and a reformatted and enlarged section of print and online resources. Libraries Unlimited is an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)