Diane Wolkstein, folklorist and children's author has passed away at age 70.  She was in the forefront of the storytelling revival movement, becoming New York City's "official" storyteller in 1967, earning a salary of $40 per week telling stories in the city's parks.  

She went on to be a major force in the national storytelling circuit, and appeared in the Monterey Public Library's Stories for Adults series in 1988.  Over time, she enlarged her original repertiore of fairy tales to specialize in folktales from every part of the globe.  She retold her versions of these stories in over two dozen children's books.  

Goodbye to a storytelling pioneer. Read more about the life and work of Diane Wolkstein