The Storyteller and The Grand Feast

"Once upon a time, there was a storyteller named Bill Grimmette who was wise in the meaning of life and gracious in his sharing of it. He traveled the world from city to city, town to town telling amazing and wondrous stories to children throughout the lands. Oh, what a mighty storyteller he was! Weaving together the threads of fables, folk tales, and legends, he spun a tapestry of magic around all who listened…" >>Read More
excerpt from Journal Newspaper, Nancy Read Smith

From an ongoing study of the classical history of Africa , the Great Books of the Western World, and a very fertile imagination, Grimmette has created the character of Malife Nkruhmah , the Master Motivational Storyteller and African Griot who brings a message from the ancestors to all who have ears to hear.

This is the character he takes to schools around the country to inculcate the power of a positive attitude and a vivid imagination towards learning.

"You were a tremendous inspiration for our students, as well as the adult staff members who were fortunate enough to see you perform...

One of our goals has been to help students improve their self esteem. It is not always easy to find motivational speakers like yourself that can incorporate this message into their presentations.

Please know that you influenced many of our students positively as they left the end of the day chanting 'I believe in myself; I believe in my ancestors!'
Thank you."