Elaine Blanchard, Storyteller and Public Speaker: References and Testimonials

References and Testimonials

“If a person were to ask God for advice on how to be a storyteller, God would shrug and say, ‘You’re barking up the wrong tree. Go see Elaine Blanchard!” Elaine draws from real life experiences to teach unforgettable lessons, and she makes Bible stories seem like real life!”
Rev. Michael Schiefelbein
College Avenue Congregational Church
Modesto, California

“When Elaine tells a story she captures us and we are swept away into her magical yet somehow familiar landscape, waiting to hear what happens next!”
Jacquelyn Nerren
Marketing and Research Consultant
Memphis, TN

“Elaine’s stories are wonderfully moving and entertaining. Her presentation is always engaging and her message is often life changing. She is funny, insightful and she has a captivating voice. Elaine motivated me in a way no one else has been able to; I have become a more generous and caring person.”
Lisa Bacon
Estimator, Sturgeon Electric
Henderson, CO

“Elaine Blanchard is the most gifted storyteller I have ever known. She has rare talents that she can use to make us laugh or cry or just sit in awed silence.”
Marsha Walton, Ph.D
Professor of Psychology
Rhodes College
Memphis, TN

“Elaine Blanchard is absolutely amazing! She can do almost everything—including providing me some of the more magical moments of my life. Her storytelling is filled with such sheer delight that I always come away feeling that I have been in the presence of a female Merlin.”
Rev. Brooks Ramsey, D. Min
Individual and Family Therapy
Memphis, TN

“The greatest power of Elaine’s gift comes after the story concludes as the spell she has woven continues to resonate in my heart and mind.”
Rob Rosenthal
Professional Airline Pilot
Memphis, TN

Purchase Help Me Remember

Help Me Remember is a unique interactive resource that invites parents, clergy and Christian educators to share Bible stories with young children ages 4 to 8. It includes the actual Scripture passages in story format and is accompanied by 4 CDs of the stories narrated by the author herself. Help Me Remember can be read to or with children.

From Creation to Pentecost, the stories in this collection are the ones children will know best from Sunday school and worship, cleverly and humorously illustrated. Each story begins with the scripture it is based on, and a CD is included for use in the classroom. The author concludes each story with the question, "Will you help me remember?" and a restatement of the main theme of the lesson. Some of the stories allude to contemporary events. Teachers and students alike will appreciate the fresh approach to Bible storytelling. This book is excellent for at-home use or as a church-school curriculum.