author
Georgene Faulkner
1873–1958
Best known as "the Story Lady," this Chicago-born writer brought folktales and fairy tales to young audiences through books, classrooms, libraries, and early radio. Her work helped turn storytelling into a lively, public art for children in the early twentieth century.
2 Audiobooks
The White Elephant, and Other Tales From India
by Georgene Faulkner
Christmas stories
by Georgene Faulkner
About the author
Georgene Faulkner was an American children's author and storyteller born in Chicago in 1873. Educated at the Kenwood Institute, the National Kindergarten College, and the University of Chicago's School of Education, she built her career around making literature and folklore welcoming for children.
She became widely known as "the Story Lady," telling stories in playgrounds, vacation schools, libraries, and on Chicago radio. Alongside her performing, she wrote and adapted collections of stories for young readers, drawing especially on fairy tales and folktales from different traditions.
Faulkner remained closely tied to children's education throughout her life, including work connected with her family's school in the Chicago area. She died in 1958, but her reputation endured through her books and through the warm, imaginative style of storytelling that made her memorable to generations of listeners.