Aaron’s Title Index
Here is an alphabetic guide to Aaron Shepard’s stories and scripts, both online and off. Use it to quickly locate Aaron’s works by title. All listed works by other authors have been adapted by Aaron.
Note: Links to online formats or book info take you to different parts of this or an associated site.
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Abraham and the Idols: An Islamic Legend
ONLINE — | Story |
The Adventures of Mouse Deer: Favorite Folk Tales of Southeast Asia
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Early Reader | | Folktales on Stage |
The Baker’s Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) | | Reader’s Theater (Spanish) | | Reader’s Theater (Trad. Chinese) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Picture Book (Spanish) | | Coloring Book | | Readers on Stage | | Folktales on Stage |
The Battle of Song
The Bean Boy
By Monica Shannon
From California Fairy TalesBOOKS — | Stories on Stage |
The Borrower and the Boy
By Mary Norton
From The BorrowersONLINE — | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) |
The Boy Who Drew Cats: A Tale of Japan
ONLINE — | Story |
The Boy Who Wanted the Willies
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Folktales on Stage |
The Calabash Kids: A Tale of Tanzania
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Trad. Chinese) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Folktales on Stage |
Captain Cully
By Peter Beagle
From The Last UnicornONLINE — | Reader’s Theater |
BOOKS — | Stories on Stage (1st Edition) |
Casey at the Bat
By Ernest Lawrence Thayer
ONLINE — | Reader’s Theater |
The Christmas Truce
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book |
Count Alaric’s Lady
By Barbara Leonie Picard
From Selected Fairy TalesONLINE — | Reader’s Theater |
The Crystal Heart: A Vietnamese Legend
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Trad. Chinese) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Folktales on Stage |
The Dance of the Sea King
New title: The Sea King’s Daughter
Death’s Dominion
By Piers Anthony
From On a Pale HorseBOOKS — | Stories on Stage (1st Edition) |
The Devil and Mother Crump
By Valerie Scho Carey
BOOKS — | Stories on Stage (1st Edition) |
La docena del panadero
E-F-G
Earth Shake! House Break!
ONLINE — | Story |
The Enchanted Storks: A Tale of Bagdad
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Folktales on Stage |
AUDIO — | Wisdom and Luck |
The Flame of Peace: A Tale of the Aztecs
By Deborah Nourse Lattimore
BOOKS — | Stories on Stage (1st Edition) |
The Fools of Chelm
By Steve Sanfield
From The Feather Merchants, and Other Tales of the Fools of ChelmBOOKS — | Stories on Stage |
Forty Fortunes: A Tale of Iran
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Trad. Chinese) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Folktales on Stage |
AUDIO — | Wisdom and Luck |
The Four Puppets: A Tale of Burma
ONLINE — | Story |
The Giant Who Was More Than a Match
New title: More Than a Match
The Giant’s Wife: A Tall Tale of Ireland
Told by William Carleton
ONLINE — | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) |
The Gifts of Friday Eve: A Tale of Iran
Note: “The Magic of Mushkil Gusha” is an older title of this story.
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Storytelling |
The Gifts of the Grasscutter: A Tale of India and Pakistan
Note: “The Gifts of Wali Dad” is an older title of this story.
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Trad. Chinese) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Folktales on Stage |
AUDIO — | A People With One Heart |
The Gifts of Wali Dad
H-I-J-K
Harriet
By Florence Parry Heide
From Tales for the Perfect ChildBOOKS — | Stories on Stage |
The Harvest That Never Came: A Swedish Legend
ONLINE — | Story |
Help! Hilary! Help!
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater |
The Hidden One: A Native American Legend
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Trad. Chinese) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Folktales on Stage |
How Frog Went to Heaven: A Tale of Angola
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Trad. Chinese) | | Storytelling |
How Tom Beat Captain Najork
By Russell Hoban
Note: This script was previously called “How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen.”
BOOKS — | Stories on Stage |
How Violence Is Ended: A Buddhist Legend
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Storytelling |
I Know What I Know: A Tale of Denmark
ONLINE — | Story |
The Jade Stone: A Chinese Folktale
By Caryn Yacowitz
BOOKS — | Stories on Stage |
Jumping Mouse
By Hyemeyohsts Storm
From Seven ArrowsBOOKS — | Stories on Stage (1st Edition) |
The Kid from the Commercial
By Stephen Manes
From It’s New! It’s Improved! It’s Terrible!BOOKS — | Stories on Stage |
King o’ the Cats
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book |
Kings for Breakfast!: A Hindu Legend
ONLINE — | Story |
L-M
Lady of Marvels
The Lady of Stavoren: A Dutch Legend
Note: “The Most Precious Thing in the World” is the shorter version of this story.
ONLINE — | Story | | Story (Shorter) |
Lady White Snake: A Tale From Chinese Opera
ONLINE — | Story |
BOOKS — | Picture Book |
VIDEO — | Lady White Snake |
Lars, My Lad!: A Tale of Sweden
ONLINE — | Story |
The Legend of Lightning Larry
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Readers on Stage | | Stories on Stage |
The Legend of Slappy Hooper: An American Tall Tale
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Folktales on Stage |
AUDIO — | The Legend of Slappy Hooper |
The Magic Brocade: A Tale of China
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) | | Reader’s Theater (Trad. Chinese) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Folktales on Stage |
The Magic Flyswatter: A Superhero Tale of Africa
Note: “No Sons!” is the shorter version of this story.
ONLINE — | Story | | Story (Shorter) |
BOOKS — | Mini-Novel |
The Magic of Mushkil Gusha
The Maiden of Northland
The Man Who Knew Everything
New title: Forty Fortunes
The Man Who Sang to Ghosts: A Japanese Legend
ONLINE — | Story |
BOOKS — | Mini-Novel | | 13 Scary Ghost Stories |
Many Fingers, One Hand
BOOKS — | Board Book |
Master Maid: A Tale of Norway
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Folktales on Stage |
Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Folktales on Stage |
The Master of Masters: A Tale of Norway
ONLINE — | Story |
McBroom’s Fourth of July
By Sid Fleischman
From McBroom’s AlmanacBOOKS — | Stories on Stage (1st Edition) |
The Mice Before Christmas
By Anne L. Watson
ONLINE — | Reader’s Theater |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Coloring Book |
The Millionaire Miser: A Buddhist Fable
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Trad. Chinese) | | Storytelling |
Millions of Cats
By Wanda Gag
BOOKS — | Stories on Stage |
Monkey
See The Monkey King
The Monkey King: A Superhero Tale of China
Note: Monkey is the title of the original published version of this story. “Monkey Lives!” is an excerpt.
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) |
BOOKS — | Mini-Novel |
Monkey Lives!
See The Monkey King
Mop Top: A Tale of Norway
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Storytelling |
More Than a Match
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Storytelling |
AUDIO — | And Once Again (Ed Stivender) | | Frog and Friends (Mary Garrett) |
The Most Precious Thing in the World
The Mountain of Marvels: A Celtic Tale of Magic
Note: “Lady of Marvels” is the shorter version of this story.
ONLINE — | Story | | Story (Shorter) |
BOOKS — | Mini-Novel |
Mouse Deer and Tiger
Mouse Deer and Crocodile
Mouse Deer and Farmer
See The Adventures of Mouse Deer: Favorite Folk Tales of Southeast Asia
Mouse Woman and the Snails
By Christie Harris
From Mouse Woman and the Vanished PrincessesNote: This script was previously called “The Princess and the Snails.”
BOOKS — | Stories on Stage |
Mr. Bim’s Bamboo
By Carol Farley
BOOKS — | Stories on Stage |
Mr. Twit’s Revenge
By Roald Dahl
From The TwitsBOOKS — | Stories on Stage |
N-O-P
No Sons!
Nonny and the Dragon
ONLINE — | Story |
One‑Eye! Two‑Eyes! Three‑Eyes!: A Very Grimm Fairy Tale
Note: “Two‑Eyes” is the original title of this story.
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book |
Peddler Polly and the Story Stealer
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Trad. Chinese) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Readers on Stage |
The Prince Who Had Everything: The Legend of the Buddha
ONLINE — | Story |
The Princess and the Snails
The Princess and the God: A Tale of Ancient India
Note: Princess of India is the picture book version of this story. “Savitri” is an older title of both the story and the picture book.
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) | | Reader’s Theater (Trad. Chinese) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Folktales on Stage | | Stories on Stage (1st Edition) |
MUSIC — | Savitri |
The Princess Mouse: A Tale of Finland
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Folktales on Stage |
Princess of India
Q-R-S-T
Quackling: A Not-Too-Grimm Fairy Tale
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Coloring Book |
Resthaven
By Nancy Farmer
From The Ear, the Eye, and the ArmONLINE — | Reader’s Theater |
Rhiannon
New title: The Mountain of Marvels
Robin Hood
BOOKS — | Graphic Novel |
Savitri
The Sea King’s Daughter: A Russian Legend
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Trad. Chinese) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Coloring Book | | Folktales on Stage |
MUSIC — | Lateral Lines |
Skeeter and the Weasels
Note: For the sequel to this story, see “Skeeter Saves the World.”
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Coloring Book |
Skeeter Saves the World
Note: This is the sequel to “Skeeter and the Weasels.”
ONLINE — | Story |
The Songs of Power: A Northern Tale of Magic
Note: The Maiden of Northland is the picture book version of this story. “The Battle of Song” is an excerpt.
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Mini-Novel | | Picture Book |
The Stone in the Temple: An Islamic Legend
ONLINE — | Story |
The Story Spirits: A Tale of Korea
ONLINE — | Story |
Sushil the Miser
New title: The Millionaire Miser
The Swan Knight: A Medieval Legend
ONLINE — | Story |
BOOKS — | Mini-Novel |
Talk
By Harold Courlander & George Herzog
From The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African StoriesBOOKS — | Stories on Stage |
Tapiwa’s Uncle
By Nancy Farmer
From Do You Know MeBOOKS — | Stories on Stage |
Timothy Tolliver and the Bully Basher
BOOKS — | Chapter Book |
Three Sideways Stories From Wayside School
By Louis Sachar
From Sideways Stories from Wayside SchoolONLINE — | Reader’s Theater |
BOOKS — | Stories on Stage |
Too-too-moo and the Giant: A Tale of Indonesia
ONLINE — | Story |
Two‑Eyes
U-V-W-X-Y-Z
The War Prayer
By Mark Twain
ONLINE — | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) |
Westwoods
By Eleanor Farjeon
From The Little BookroomBOOKS — | Stories on Stage |
When the Twins Went to War: A Fable of Far East Russia
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Storytelling |
Which Shoes Do You Choose?
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater |
BOOKS — | Picture Book |
The Wicked Girl: A Tale of Turkey
ONLINE — | Story | | Storytelling |
The Wings of the Butterfly: A Tale of the Amazon Rainforest
ONLINE — | Story |