Summer’s here! And Simon will be here soon too! The ever popular Brit will be returning to Laconia Public Library on the 7th July, at 1pm. Humorist and author Simon Brooks will bring his sense of humor for all, whether you’re 8 or 88! Family show of Tales of Tails, or is it Tails with Tales? How did a young boy trick a wolf into getting free? How did Bear end up with a short stubby tail when it used to be sooooo long? These and other stories will be shared.

Free

Laconio Public Library, 695 North Main Street, Laconia, NH

1 pm

British storyteller, Simon Brooks, has won awards for his five storytelling albums, including a Gold Award from Parents’ Choice for his recording of The Epic of Gilgamesh. His book published by Parkhurst Brothers called Under the Oaken Bough, is popular with families, schools and libraries. A collection of 17 folk and fairy tales retold in Simon’s irreverent way includes a section with tips on telling, a vocab list (because he kept the bigger words in), suggested reading, and an author Q&A!

Simon travels across the States telling at festivals and conferences and for private events, including corporate get togethers. He is a popular teller and often invited back to share his ever-growing repertoire of tales. He has performed both in-person and virtually at the Jonesborough National Storytelling Festival, and Timpanogos, at the Florida Storytelling Festival, Athens Alabama Storytelling Festival, Snake River Storytelling Festival and many other engagements. He has performed and taught at schoold from Los Angeles, California to New London, New Hampshire where he resides.