When I was in the fifth grade Bill Harley came to our school to tell us some stories.  I didn’t know it then but I met the man that would help change my future.  It wasn’t so much the show that he put on for the school – that was great – but it was afterwards that sticks in my mind more.  After the show he came to Mrs. Wieler’s classroom because we had done a version of his song Fifty Ways to Fool Your Mother.  I can’t remember the version we sang (sorry - but it was over 20 years ago) but I can remember being so excited that he came to our class to hear a song that we made up.  Years later, when I became a storyteller myself I decided to be the kind of storyteller that Bill Harley is.  The kind of storyteller that doesn’t try to distract you with funny clothes or sight gags – but instead impresses you with the stories that he tells.  Letting the stories be what matters. 

Check out Bill Harley’s stuff if you get a chance – it is amazing!  My personal favorites are Monsters in the Bathroom and There’s a Pea on my Plate.

Below are pictures of the autographs that I’ve gotten over the years.

The Cover of Sarah’s Story

The Auotgraph inside Sarah’s Story

Friends Academy Poster