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Welcome to the land of Twelve Little Tales!

In this land you will find monthly storytelling adventures and treasures galore from fabric squares to instant downloads - so much magic!
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How will you choose to receive your treasures?
​Three choices:
Print your own. $7
Receive the magic in your mailbox. $33
Or some of both! $11

Digital Adventure! just $7/month! (see below for examples of the content)
​Whimsical Adventure (the full package in the mail)
see the subscription page for all the different options including the hybrid.

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Hello storytellers!

Welcome to the Land of Twelve Little Tales where storytelling meets you just where you are. 

Monthly adventures with Twelve Little Tales!  
​No experience necessary!


A new story each month along with story-starter cards to continue telling more stories to and with the children, or for school age children to use as creative writing prompts.

1. Read the Tale
2. Choose a story-starter card and continue!
3. Open your digital account for creative writing pages, stationery pages, crossword puzzles, coloring pages and more.
And NEW! math puzzles!
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​Visit the subscription page to automatically receive each month's treasures or visit  the shop to get just one.
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Anyone can become the storyteller! 

Hi! I'm Marna -a mother of two, a former Waldorf Early Childhood and Handwork teacher, spinner of tales, maker of art, and worker of fiber.
​Thank you for visiting the land of Twelve Little Tales!
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When I first started thinking about storytelling when my daughter was little I had wonderful intentions but couldn't think of a thing to say! I didn't have a lot of confidence and didn’t trust my ideas. 
Now I know that anything that I made up would have delighted her to no end. 
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This is why I created Twelve Little Tales - to offer inspiration and a place to start from for storytelling with the littles or as creative writing prompts for older children. 
The images below are examples from several past tales- these are all the components that you will find in the Digital account (each storytelling subscription includes the digital account). Visit the subscription page to subscribe or the shop to get just one.
​Ask me questions! here
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A Tale
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story-starter cards 12 total - 6 per sheet
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creative writing sheets
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stationery pages
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4x6 prints
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math puzzles
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crossword puzzle
Every story adventure subscriber (even of you get an envelope in the mail!) receives their own digital account including:
• A monthly Tale
• 12 story-starter cards
• a lined creative writing sheet for each of the 
12 story-starter cards
• several stationery pages
• 2 4x6 images
• a crossword or word search.
AND NEW! Math puzzles and a cryptogram. 
• Plus there's always a story that comes translated, by a professional translator, into Spanish and French.
​Each month a new story comes out along with new illustrations and a new adventure!

Visit the Subscription Page to find the best story adventure for you
Start Adventuring Now
You will also find subscription options for postcards and stickers each month, or just the fabric squares, or stationery sets. Find them here

Testimonials from happy tellers of Tales

"Twelve Little Tales is a refreshing and magical invitation into the world of story for young children. I used the tales as creative writing prompts for my 2nd and 3rd graders. They loved diving into a magical land through Marna’s lovely storytelling and then being given the invitation to take over as storyteller as they chose their favorite of various story starters on beautifully illustrated story-starters. They produced more rich and imaginative writing than with the average journal prompt or story starter."
Annie A.
Second Grade Teacher
Mountain Sage Community School
Thank you so much again for sharing your creativity with us. I have found so much inspiration through your stories each month.. even my husband has! We tell a story each night to our 6 year old and it has helped our bedtime routine become connecting and effortless.. our daughter asks us every night for a story and we are becoming pretty clever, thanks in large part to your stories ❤ I am forever grateful - K
​"Thank you so much for creating Twelve Little Tales! Our family LOVES them. I've never been a great storyteller, however, these prompts and story starters help me spin an enchanting tale that my kids love! I'm so grateful, thank you!" - J

Storytelling 


Find out about ALL the storytelling options!
Are you a parent/teacher/caregiver wishing to have inspiration for story-time?

Storytelling
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photo courtesy of Rebekah Parsons

Creative Writing


Learn how homeschool and in-school educators are using the​ Tales for creative writing. 
Creative Writing

Lots of treasures!

• instant downloads 
​• memory games
​• stationery pages
• paper crowns
• single Tales 
​• stickers!
​and more

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watercolor painting lantern walk mushrooms sunflower butterfly

“Your tales are a rare combination of delightful characters, endearing story lines and beautiful artwork. The children that I work with are always excited when I pull one of your stories out. Thank you for creating such a lovely opportunity for connection between adult and child through storytelling! " Melinda K. - Preschool teacher

“I just printed my first story and if you are like me and always liked Twelve Tales but never ordered, don't hesitate any longer. I knew it would be beautiful but now I know I am going to be subscribing for a long time. They are just amazing.” - I

"The Twelve Little Tales brings so much warmth into our home. We read the stories and enjoy displaying all the amazing cards that come with it. My son already recognizes the package when we get it in the mail and he gets so excited! What I love the most about it is that we get to enjoy these stories in our native language (Spanish).” -C
marna widom • [email protected] 
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