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Article Reprinted with permission from Bloomsburg Public Library and Permission from Anne Cosper

“(Lethan’s) ‘heart on his sleeve’ sincerity and gentle humor create an atmosphere that harkens back to the ‘traveling minstrels’ of old…”
- Angela Seals, Activities Coordinator, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

“…Loved your enthusiastic spirit…”
- Jay O’Callahan, Internationally Acclaimed Master Storyteller

“A pioneer in storytelling…”
- Dr. Joseph Sobol, Director of East Tennessee State University storytelling master’s program

“…(Lethan) held the interest of all with (his) wild renditions of old favorites and new!”
- Mary Jane Africa, Preschool Leader, Milton Public Library

“(Lethan’s) stories were really good…I liked when said there were a lot of friends…”
- Andy McNeal, Age 6

“Lethan woke up the dormant magic in our middle school students with his tales and workshops. He has inspired them well beyond the day he spent at school as they continue to appreciate one another’s creativity and to seek out stories to share with each other, ‘just like the storyteller did.’ ”
- Kathy Morrow, Creative Writing Teacher, Centre Learning Community Charter School

“Excellent, as always”
- Betty Sue Stine

“I thought you took regular stories and twisted them around and made them really funny.”
- Ian Kline, 5th Grader

“The humor was extravagant”
- Tony Caracillo, 6th (almost 7th) Grader

“Lethan is a master of his craft. The children were engaged and enraptured the entire time. The expressions of their faces told a story all their own.”
- Lisa Killer, Enrichment Teacher / Title I Reading Teacher, Bloomsburg Middle School

“Lethan’s ability to catch and keep the attention of students speaks volumes about his storytelling abilities and judgments about group dynamics. He could hold own against Middle School students.”
- Dave O’Brian, Teacher

“[Lethan’s] a really good storyteller. The best I’ve ever seen.”
- Jules Loesch, 7th Grader

“A contagious enthusiasm for storytelling…”
- Hal Pratt, Storyteller/Director, Bloomsburg Public Library

“Full of life and animation…Flexible, enthusiastic, prompt, pleasant…”
- Karen Roszel, Children’s Librarian, Bloomsburg Public Library

“The audience is able to experience the excitement…”
-Carl Odhner, President Middle-Earth Studios

“My father-in-law was so enthralled by your stories, that even though he had to pick up his child in New York, a three hour drive from here, we had to drag him out of here, so he’d make it on time.”
- Maryanne Scaffidi

“(Lethan) tells funny, and lively, and very appropriate stories…We hope he comes back often.”
- Sheila Lunger, Director of Greenwood Friends School