Choose from these exciting, original kids’ audio stories.
Clem
the Detective Dog
Ralphie The Gopher
Sheriff
Daisy & Deputy Bud
Rainbow
of the Sioux
The
Monotonia Chronicles
Tibbodnock
Stories
Fiona the Smart Ghost
Ivan the Not-So-Terrible
Nikki the Invisible Girl
Sarabel to the Rescue
Questions or Comments?
EMAIL US
Storytelling Tips
Listen to storytelling podcasts (fun for parents and kids) or subscribe to
free TallTales Audio podcasts at the iTunes Store.
| TallTales Audio publishes
original told stories for children ages five and up. Our emphasis
is on exciting, kid-centered tales of almost all genres — ones
that will hold a whole family's attention during a long car trip. See our website
(www.talltalesaudio.com) for examples of audiobooks we’ve done, such as
mysteries, old west adventures, and stories about not-too-scary ghosts, talking
animals, princesses, kids with super powers, and more.
The format is CD-ROM (no
print version), with each one-hour CD containing a series of
three, approximately 20-minute-long stories. This comes out
to roughly 2,500-3,000 words per story. All three stories meant
for a single CD involve the same characters.
The ideal TallTales
stories have the following elements:
-
strong characters that kids will relate to, with the action
centered around children or animals
-
a story line, setting, or relationship that kids can identify
with and care about
-
in addition to story narrative, at least several characters
who have distinctive voices (this is audio, after all), and
-
drama, humor, adventure, or suspense that truly holds
the listener’s attention.
TallTales does not publish folk tales and traditional stories
from cultures around the world. As much as we admire folk tales,
this is not our publishing focus. In addition, TallTales does
not publish stories with these elements:
-
Death and misery. Although characters may have to overcome
adversity such as a death or an illness in the family, we
prefer to keep these themes in the background of upbeat adventures
that entertain and build self esteem.
-
Religion. There are plenty of religious publishers, but
we are not one of them.
-
Preachy tone. We are interested in wholesome characters
and themes, but not stories whose primary goal is to attempt
to instill “proper values” or “good behavior.”
-
Violence. Our stories keep violence to a minimum and absolutely
avoid torture or killing.
-
Foul language. No. There are lots of other ways to express
strong emotions.
If you wish to create a children’s audiobook for TallTales,
please send us the following:
-
brief (less than a page) description of three proposed
(related) stories
-
overview of the market (including age) you envision and
why you believe kids will love your stories, and
-
summary of your background and experience telling or writing
stories for children.
Email this material to info@talltalesaudio.com noting
in the subject line "TallTales Submission."
We will review your proposal and get back to you within approximately
30 days. If we’re interested, we will ask for additional
material, such as writing samples. We may also ask for a brief
audio sample of your proposed stories. We sometimes prefer
to line up actors to voice our stories — but this is
always a second choice to working with storytellers who have
the skill to do it themselves.
If we sign a contract for your stories,
we will pay you an advance plus royalties depending on sales.
Please, no phone calls. Also, we do not accept proposals by fax.
|
