Jim and Karen Decker are a husband-wife storytelling duo. Though they each tell solo stories, they are better known for their tandem tales. Their many years of harmonious marriage have resulted in a "smooth, integrated style" just right for stories told by two. Jim and Karen are known as the "The Double Deckers." And being 'double' is nothing new to either of them; they each have a twin brother.

The energy and enthusiasm of the Double Deckers is contagious. During participation stories, little kids and adults alike are caught up in their high-jinks. Whether telling to children or to adults, the spirit and joy of the Deckers is evident. It can be experienced when listening to their gentle, poignant stories, as well as their boisterous, bantering tales.

 

 The Double Deckers tell

  • folktales
  • love stories
  • holiday stories
  • spiritual stories
  • humorous stories
  • participation stories
  • stories from picture books

They Also Conduct

  • workshops for students
  • workshops for teachers
  • workshops for storytellers

 "You were the best part of my whole day!" -- 4 year old

"It was like sitting on a star!" -- 2nd grader

"Both of you are good, and together you are great!" -- 5th grader

"The gentle humorous stories that you told with such loving expertise lightened our hearts." -- Widowed Outreach Network, Lake County, IL

"Your stories were perfect for our needs, involving the parents every bit as well as the children." -- McHenry Public Library

 

Two is more fun
than one!

The Double Deckers
Tandem Storytellers

Jim & Karen Decker
227 S. 2nd Ave.
Libertyville IL 60048
(847) 367-0182
email:
doubledeckers8@sbcglobal.net


This site is a member benefit of Illinois Storytelling, Inc.
revised 7-12-08