Jay O'Callahan

More than any other storyteller, Jay O'Callahan defined the level of quality and creativity in children's spoken word recordings. His distinctive, hypnotic voice could weave a spell that enchanted even the most care-laden adult. His recordings remain classics in the children's genre. Born in Brookline, MA, O'Callahan started making and telling stories when he was 14. His first audience consisted of his younger brother and sister. O'Callahan graduated from the College of the Holy Cross, and went off to try his hand as an itinerant storyteller. In 1976, O'Callahan found that h...