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Mo Reynolds

"Mo Reynolds is an amazingly fun teller. She will take you on a seriously side stitching ride that you will never want to end!"

Donna Washington

National Storyteller

Let the revolution begin. I have landed a new gig as a part time elementary school librarian. As I was surveying our collection I discovered an enormous stack of Ripleys believe it or not but not a single book in the 398.2 section. In case you are not a nerd like me, I’ll translate. THAT MEANS THERE ARE NO FAIRY TALES! I am donating the Ripleys to make room for some imagination. As we all know, schools budgets are tight. I shall stay off that soapbox (for now). But this library dearly dearly dearly needs some folk and fairy tales. If you want to chip in, message me! All donations will go straight to books to fan the flames of imagination. Or if you want to donate a book, that would also be open. I want to fill this shelf with make believe!!
#librarians #imagination #398.2 #fairytales #elementaryschool

Let the revolution begin. I have landed a new gig as a part time elementary school librarian. As I was surveying our collection I discovered an enormous stack of Ripleys believe it or not but not a single book in the 398.2 section. In case you are not a nerd like me, I’ll translate. THAT MEANS THERE ARE NO FAIRY TALES! I am donating the Ripleys to make room for some imagination. As we all know, schools budgets are tight. I shall stay off that soapbox (for now). But this library dearly dearly dearly needs some folk and fairy tales. If you want to chip in, message me! All donations will go straight to books to fan the flames of imagination. Or if you want to donate a book, that would also be open. I want to fill this shelf with make believe!!
#librarians #imagination #398.2 #fairytales #elementaryschool

The first mailing of The Story Post goes out today! In a world of email subscriptions and text spam, I want to slow down and connect. This month’s letter has a very funny story about a disastrous dog sitting adventure, a book suggestion, and the very best chocolate chip cookie recipe you’ll ever find. I am excited to send a little fun to mailboxes around the country!

The first mailing of The Story Post goes out today! In a world of email subscriptions and text spam, I want to slow down and connect. This month’s letter has a very funny story about a disastrous dog sitting adventure, a book suggestion, and the very best chocolate chip cookie recipe you’ll ever find. I am excited to send a little fun to mailboxes around the country!

This is what happens when your children have access to the shopping list.

This is what happens when your children have access to the shopping list.

A loooong day of storytelling story listening and connecting with amazing teachers means a night with some hot water, lavender, and a good book. Thank you @showuputah !!!
#storytelling #teachersofinstagram #teachers #tellmeastory #storyteller

A loooong day of storytelling story listening and connecting with amazing teachers means a night with some hot water, lavender, and a good book. Thank you @showuputah !!!
#storytelling #teachersofinstagram #teachers #tellmeastory #storyteller

At the Sandy Show Uo for Teachers expo! What great energy!! Teachers have to tell me a story to get a treat and I am having the time of my life. I don’t know if I’m selling anything but what a great way to spend the day!
#teacher #storytelling

At the Sandy Show Uo for Teachers expo! What great energy!! Teachers have to tell me a story to get a treat and I am having the time of my life. I don’t know if I’m selling anything but what a great way to spend the day!
#teacher #storytelling

Away we go.
Deep breaths.

Away we go.
Deep breaths.

New book time! Anyone read this?

New book time! Anyone read this?

I don��’t know why watching three hours of the World Cup somehow feels more productive than watching three hours of anything else, but it is a lie I will keep believing. I love the World Cup so much.

I don’t know why watching three hours of the World Cup somehow feels more productive than watching three hours of anything else, but it is a lie I will keep believing. I love the World Cup so much.

Watch the story on YouTube and then dive in! These story packs have hands on activities that deal with poetry, problem solving, and more. They are 50% off for the next four days. Dig in! Look for Miss Mo Storyteller on Teachers Pay Teachers and YouTube! #storytelling #TPT #summerlearning #familystories #japan

Watch the story on YouTube and then dive in! These story packs have hands on activities that deal with poetry, problem solving, and more. They are 50% off for the next four days. Dig in! Look for Miss Mo Storyteller on Teachers Pay Teachers and YouTube! #storytelling #TPT #summerlearning #familystories #japan

The starts are starting. On Sunday I prep for my week of baking and name each baby so I can entertain myself by announcing to an empty room who is winning the fermentation race. It’s the little things. This week’s book is a lovely little gem that lots of folks are talking about and it merits the conversation. It also merits a letter to a dear pal. Thank you @virginia.l.evans for a simply delightful journey. #books #writealetter #readmorebooks #sourdough #bookstagrammer

The starts are starting. On Sunday I prep for my week of baking and name each baby so I can entertain myself by announcing to an empty room who is winning the fermentation race. It’s the little things. This week’s book is a lovely little gem that lots of folks are talking about and it merits the conversation. It also merits a letter to a dear pal. Thank you @virginia.l.evans for a simply delightful journey. #books #writealetter #readmorebooks #sourdough #bookstagrammer

In honor of the Blue Samurai taking on Tunisia, I put up two new story packs on my Teachers Pay Teachers store!! You can watch the stories on YouTube and then use the story packs to dive deeper. They include discussion questions, hands on learning activities that incorporate other subjects, book suggestions, video links, crafts, and recipes. These are such a great tool for families and teachers. Look for Miss Mo Storyteller on TPT!
#storyteller #tpt #japanesefolktales #bluesamurai #teachersofinstagram

In honor of the Blue Samurai taking on Tunisia, I put up two new story packs on my Teachers Pay Teachers store!! You can watch the stories on YouTube and then use the story packs to dive deeper. They include discussion questions, hands on learning activities that incorporate other subjects, book suggestions, video links, crafts, and recipes. These are such a great tool for families and teachers. Look for Miss Mo Storyteller on TPT!
#storyteller #tpt #japanesefolktales #bluesamurai #teachersofinstagram

Cozy British village where nobody dies? Yes please. Pairs excellently with a fuzzy blanket. #reading #bookstagrammer #readmore

Cozy British village where nobody dies? Yes please. Pairs excellently with a fuzzy blanket. #reading #bookstagrammer #readmore

The sorties are told and the name is on the wall. My Monarch debut couldn’t have gone better. I am so excited to see where this story flies. See you next time Jonesborough.

The sorties are told and the name is on the wall. My Monarch debut couldn’t have gone better. I am so excited to see where this story flies. See you next time Jonesborough.

Monarch is ready to fly. It has been an amazing week of storytelling in Jonesborough and today is my last show, my debut of Monarch: A Metamorphic Tale. This is a story that weaves together our Mexico travels, Aztec legend, and a little biology. But mostly it is a story about the transformative power of love. It is a piece that has gone through many transformations of its own and I am sure will becoming another new version of itself on stage today. I am thrilled to see where she flies. Thank you @wvteller and @storyteller_misty_mator and @paulstricklandstoryteller for being creative cheerleaders and thank you @storytellingcenter for bringing storytelling to so many people. I am so blessed to do what I do.

Monarch is ready to fly. It has been an amazing week of storytelling in Jonesborough and today is my last show, my debut of Monarch: A Metamorphic Tale. This is a story that weaves together our Mexico travels, Aztec legend, and a little biology. But mostly it is a story about the transformative power of love. It is a piece that has gone through many transformations of its own and I am sure will becoming another new version of itself on stage today. I am thrilled to see where she flies. Thank you @wvteller and @storyteller_misty_mator and @paulstricklandstoryteller for being creative cheerleaders and thank you @storytellingcenter for bringing storytelling to so many people. I am so blessed to do what I do.

Today I am performing a set of stories about mothers. I haven’t told any stories about mom since she died. I haven’t been ready. But it feels right now. I teared up a little as I practiced, but they were joyful tears not wounded ones. My mom bought me peach jelly belly jelly beans for my first play. I was Rachel Lynde. She came with peach jelly belly jelly beans to every play, performance, race, and childbirth. At every celebration my mom was there and so were the jelly beans. The flavor got harder and harder to find. She ordered them on Amazon and had them delivered to Jonesborough the first time I was a storyteller in residence. Somehow she magically got them to me for every single festival. They were this token, a talisman, a sign that she was with me, she believed in me, I could do anything. Mom was my biggest fan. So today, I bought my own. Pear was my second favorite, so it will have to do. I hope you like the stories today, Mom, this show is for you. @jellybellycandyco thanks for being a part of story for so many years. Please make more peach jelly beans. I still need them.

Today I am performing a set of stories about mothers. I haven’t told any stories about mom since she died. I haven’t been ready. But it feels right now. I teared up a little as I practiced, but they were joyful tears not wounded ones. My mom bought me peach jelly belly jelly beans for my first play. I was Rachel Lynde. She came with peach jelly belly jelly beans to every play, performance, race, and childbirth. At every celebration my mom was there and so were the jelly beans. The flavor got harder and harder to find. She ordered them on Amazon and had them delivered to Jonesborough the first time I was a storyteller in residence. Somehow she magically got them to me for every single festival. They were this token, a talisman, a sign that she was with me, she believed in me, I could do anything. Mom was my biggest fan. So today, I bought my own. Pear was my second favorite, so it will have to do. I hope you like the stories today, Mom, this show is for you. @jellybellycandyco thanks for being a part of story for so many years. Please make more peach jelly beans. I still need them.

It is time! Let’s tell some stories Jonesborough!

It is time! Let’s tell some stories Jonesborough!

I’ll do my best, little teabag. I have arrive in Jonesborough and start telling stories tomorrow. My teabag expects big things and I’ll do my best to deliver. #storytelling #storyteller #ontheroad #tellyourstory #connection

I’ll do my best, little teabag. I have arrive in Jonesborough and start telling stories tomorrow. My teabag expects big things and I’ll do my best to deliver. #storytelling #storyteller #ontheroad #tellyourstory #connection

Bashful isn’t so Bashful after all. He’s leading the pack so far. The Sunday starts were named by @_lucy_reynolds_ this week. She’s doing a sourdough takeover while I am Tennessee for storytelling this week. #sourdougbread

Bashful isn’t so Bashful after all. He’s leading the pack so far. The Sunday starts were named by @_lucy_reynolds_ this week. She’s doing a sourdough takeover while I am Tennessee for storytelling this week. #sourdougbread

My sister in law taught me how to make sourdough and now my camera roll is made up of bread and I have a row of named starts on my windowsill. I sell extra loaves to earn book money at @poppybookssf so the starts have literary names. This week we have Levin, Kitty, Dolly, Vronsky, Sergei, and Anna. Comment if you know the book. It is a beauty. So far, unsurprisingly, Levin is leading the batch. I can stop anytime I want. #sourdough #readersofinstagram #booksandbread #thereareworstobsessions #storyteller .

My sister in law taught me how to make sourdough and now my camera roll is made up of bread and I have a row of named starts on my windowsill. I sell extra loaves to earn book money at @poppybookssf so the starts have literary names. This week we have Levin, Kitty, Dolly, Vronsky, Sergei, and Anna. Comment if you know the book. It is a beauty. So far, unsurprisingly, Levin is leading the batch. I can stop anytime I want. #sourdough #readersofinstagram #booksandbread #thereareworstobsessions #storyteller .

The shadow puppet drum vision is finally really coming together. I craft with words, not cardstock. But I think this might actually work, as long as Anne Shirley keeps me company while I finish this round of silhouettes. There have multiple versions, scrapped ideas, and some teary moments where I have close to chucking the whole weird idea out the window. But today, it feels possible. After all, there is always another bend in the road. If you are in Utah County come see the show in person on June 6! If you are near Tennessee come see it at the international Storytelling Center on June 13! Thank you for being wonderful creative cheerleaders @wvteller and @storyteller_misty_mator #storytelling #storyteller #utahcountyarts #shadowpuppets #on the road

The shadow puppet drum vision is finally really coming together. I craft with words, not cardstock. But I think this might actually work, as long as Anne Shirley keeps me company while I finish this round of silhouettes. There have multiple versions, scrapped ideas, and some teary moments where I have close to chucking the whole weird idea out the window. But today, it feels possible. After all, there is always another bend in the road. If you are in Utah County come see the show in person on June 6! If you are near Tennessee come see it at the international Storytelling Center on June 13! Thank you for being wonderful creative cheerleaders @wvteller and @storyteller_misty_mator #storytelling #storyteller #utahcountyarts #shadowpuppets #on the road

For Memorial Day I shared an original American folk tale about the power of gifts. The most precious gifts come at a cost. Today I can vote, worship, and speak however I want because so many men and women have the ultimate gift to make it possible. That is a story I am so grateful to be a part of. Happy Memorial Day!#storytelling #memorialday🇺🇸 #gifts #americanfolktales #godblessamerica🇺🇸

For Memorial Day I shared an original American folk tale about the power of gifts. The most precious gifts come at a cost. Today I can vote, worship, and speak however I want because so many men and women have the ultimate gift to make it possible. That is a story I am so grateful to be a part of. Happy Memorial Day!#storytelling #memorialday🇺🇸 #gifts #americanfolktales #godblessamerica🇺🇸

I am loving this workbook b @plantedhabits !! The opening gratitude exercise was so insightful, and different from all the standard gratitude exercises. One was to stop every three hours and say what you are thankful for out loud. I set my alarm for every three hits and it has been so powerful to voice out loud gratitude regularly. Clean water, working hands, a washing machine, eyelids, my Dutch oven. I live a blessed life. Gratitude is the secret weapon of joy. I highly recommend this book!!#gratitude #healthy #joy #stopbodyshaming #selflove❤️

I am loving this workbook b @plantedhabits !! The opening gratitude exercise was so insightful, and different from all the standard gratitude exercises. One was to stop every three hours and say what you are thankful for out loud. I set my alarm for every three hits and it has been so powerful to voice out loud gratitude regularly. Clean water, working hands, a washing machine, eyelids, my Dutch oven. I live a blessed life. Gratitude is the secret weapon of joy. I highly recommend this book!!#gratitude #healthy #joy #stopbodyshaming #selflove❤️

I feel like a superhero when I fold laundry and every sock matches. Slap a cape on me and call me the Yenta of laundry. I am The Matchmaker. #laundry #smallvictories #socks #ibelieveinmiracles #iamwonderwoman

I feel like a superhero when I fold laundry and every sock matches. Slap a cape on me and call me the Yenta of laundry. I am The Matchmaker. #laundry #smallvictories #socks #ibelieveinmiracles #iamwonderwoman

Tune in for Miss Mo Monday for an American cowboy twist on a global fairy tale. Subscription Miss Mo Storyteller on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss a single Miss Mo Monday!
#storyteller #montana #folktales #youtubeforkids #americandolktales

Tune in for Miss Mo Monday for an American cowboy twist on a global fairy tale. Subscription Miss Mo Storyteller on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss a single Miss Mo Monday!
#storyteller #montana #folktales #youtubeforkids #americandolktales

This was a tough gig. But there was magic in the air when those kids locked in. That sweet moment of “landing”-that space when they let the story carry them away. It is absolutely my favorite part. #storyteller #storytelling #folkandfairytales #teachers #story

This was a tough gig. But there was magic in the air when those kids locked in. That sweet moment of “landing”-that space when they let the story carry them away. It is absolutely my favorite part. #storyteller #storytelling #folkandfairytales #teachers #story

Only this mic and I stand between 400 K-6 students and the last day of school. Here we go with Miss Mo!

Only this mic and I stand between 400 K-6 students and the last day of school. Here we go with Miss Mo!

June 6 is just around the corner!! Come enjoy a 90 minute show that weaves together tales of transformation through folk tales, real life, and raw honesty. Plus, there will be shadow puppets and my world drumming debut. Mark your calendars and I will see you in Mapleton!#storyteller #utahartist #mapletonutah #utahcounty #storytelling

June 6 is just around the corner!! Come enjoy a 90 minute show that weaves together tales of transformation through folk tales, real life, and raw honesty. Plus, there will be shadow puppets and my world drumming debut. Mark your calendars and I will see you in Mapleton!#storyteller #utahartist #mapletonutah #utahcounty #storytelling

This message made my day. The growth is slow but I am cranking out weekly stories to create moments just like this. I deeply believe in the power of stories. They spark imagination and create conversations. Look for Miss Mo Storyteller on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts. Let a story carry you away to Japan or Peru and then come back together and tell each other stories of your own. Keep telling stories! #storyteller #familytime #roadtrip #connection #folkandfairytales

This message made my day. The growth is slow but I am cranking out weekly stories to create moments just like this. I deeply believe in the power of stories. They spark imagination and create conversations. Look for Miss Mo Storyteller on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts. Let a story carry you away to Japan or Peru and then come back together and tell each other stories of your own. Keep telling stories! #storyteller #familytime #roadtrip #connection #folkandfairytales

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