Let the Magic Begin!
Welcome to Happy Tales, where music, stories, and laughter come together to delight the young and the young at heart. More than just storytelling, a Happy Tales experience invites preschool and elementary school children to sing, dance, stomp, and clap their way through a playful journey of imagination.
Sue explores a variety of themes that both entertain and educate children about important life values, such as respecting the feelings of others, showing compassion and understanding, addressing bullying, and developing self-trust.
Whether you are young or simply young at heart, a Happy Tales smile is contagious—and giggles are guaranteed!
About Sue
Sue Kimpton is a Seattle native who graduated from Washington State University in 1983 with a BA in Finance and Economics. Her post-graduate career has included retail management and consumer and commercial banking.
For the past 30 years, Sue has written numerous articles and short stories, and in 2007 she launched a website writing business, Word Play. She has served as newsletter editor for Holiday Stockings for Homeless Children and as a newsletter article and auction catalog writer for the Assistance League of Seattle, which provides clothing for children in need within the Seattle School District.
Storytelling Experience & Performances
Over the past 12 years, Sue has collaborated with The Center for Wooden Boats and Northwest Seaport, telling stories to preschoolers during Tugboat Story Time aboard the Arthur Foss Tugboat on South Lake Union. She currently spins tales in the Boathouse for Wooden Boat Storytime with CWB.
Sue has also performed at the Classic Workboat Show, the Maritime Heritage Festival, the South Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival, KidQuest Children’s Museum, Ryther Child Center, and various preschools throughout Seattle. References are heartily supplied upon request!
Creative Life & Personal Interests
Sue has been (procrastinating about) writing a children’s book, Hamish McTavish, loosely based on the beloved and wacky neighborhood characters of her childhood in 1960s Seattle. (She still plans to do it, stay tuned!)
Her current interests include improv performance, skiing, hiking, pickleball, tennis, gardening, and travel. Sue has two grown sons, both of whom can attest that she has and always will be, a clown.