Gail de Vos is a professional storyteller who specializes in telling tales to young adults. A former junior high school teacher, she is now Adjunct Professor at the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta and the author of seven books on storytelling and folk literature. Gail teaches courses on storytelling, young adult literature, Canadian children's literature, and comic books and graphic novels for use in school and public libraries. Gail de Vos grew up surrounded by stories of pioneers and family life and continues to be captivated by local history and family...