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Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola

2001 - 2001

Tales Around the Table

6th August 2001
Episode 1
Tomie shows viewers around his studio table. Guest storytellers: Mary Sue Milliken and Sue Feniger.

Where Do You Get Ideas?

7th August 2001
Episode 2
Tomie tells us about his idea drawer. Guest storyteller: J.T. Steiny

What's a Story?

8th August 2001
Episode 3
Tomie offers two drawing - a beginning and an ending. Guest storyteller: Ed Eyth

Stories for Myself

9th August 2001
Episode 4
Tomie shows us his sketchbook, a visual journal. Guest storyteller: Alexandra Nichita

Food as Storytelling

10th August 2001
Episode 5
Tomie fries up his famous Popeye. Guest storyteller: Mary Ann Esposito

That's a Story?!

13th August 2001
Episode 6
Tomie shows how a collection of souvenirs tells a story. Guest storyteller: Charlotte Bird

Getting Started

14th August 2001
Episode 7
Tomie suggests ways to get started. Guest storyteller: Art Clokey

Character

15th August 2001
Episode 8
Tomie shows how visual traits help to define a character. Guest storytellers: Bill Barretta and Pepe the King Prawn

Setting

16th August 2001
Episode 9
Tomie discusses how changing the setting changes the story. Guest storyteller: John Iacovelli

Point of View

17th August 2001
Episode 10
Tomie takes a look at perspective. Guest storyteller: John E. Barrett

Performance as Storytelling

20th August 2001
Episode 11
Tomie talks about assuming a character’s voice & mannerisms. Guest storyteller: Martie Barylick

Every Picture Tells a Story

21st August 2001
Episode 12
Tomie talks about the story behind one of his paintings. Guest storyteller: Lotus Do Brooks

Making Sense of Our World Through Stories

22nd August 2001
Episode 13
Tomie encourages kids to draw or make up stories to deal with emotions. Guest storyteller: Jane Yolen

Taking a Chance

23rd August 2001
Episode 14
Tomie tells and shows the origins of his first chapter book. Guest storyteller: Frank Oz

Finding Your Audience

24th August 2001
Episode 15
Tomie talks about how stories and artwork change when they are shared with an audience. Guest storyteller: John Carney

Funny

27th August 2001
Episode 16
Tomie explains the comedy rule of three. Guest storyteller: Bill Larkin

Scary

28th August 2001
Episode 17
Tomie shows how different techniques can create a scary scene. Guest storyteller: David Barrington-Holt

Moods: Happy/Sad

29th August 2001
Episode 18
Tomie shows how a few lines can change the mood of a face. Guest storyteller: Natalie McMaster

History

30th August 2001
Episode 19
Tomie explains what a time capsule is. Guest storyteller: Victor Finkel

Music

31st August 2001
Episode 20
Gabe plays guitar riffs for Tomie that correspond to different moods. Guest storyteller: Dave Kinnoin

Make Believe Stories

4th September 2001
Episode 21
Tomie is doodling. Guest storyteller: Doug Chiang

Real Stories

5th September 2001
Episode 22
Tomie talks about how family photos can inspire stories. Guest storyteller: Chris Connelly

More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Versions

6th September 2001
Episode 23
Tomie talks about the different ways you can tell a story. Guest storyteller: Savage Steve Holland

More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Techniques

7th September 2001
Episode 24
Tomie shows his Cornell boxes, using a different technique of art to tell a story. Guest storyteller: Sule Greg Wilson

Putting Heart Into Your Story

10th September 2001
Episode 25
Tomie talks about putting warmth, feeling, and emotion into a story. Guest storytellers: Kermit the Frog and Rizzo the Rat

Collaboration

11th September 2001
Episode 26
Tomie talks about collaboration. Guest storytellers: Stephen Holman and Josephine Huang
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The show featured children's book author Tomie dePaola and his Muppet friend Gabe the squirrel, encouraging children to make their own stories in a variety of media. In each episode, Tomie told a story featuring his storybook characters Strega Nona, Big Anthony and Bambolona. Gabe visited The Animal Band, a group of woodland creatures, including a rabbit on drums, a weasel on guitar, a penguin on bass, and a raccoon on keytar. Each episode also featured a visit with a guest storyteller or two (often people connected to the Jim Henson Company). The final segment of each episode included a child actor playing Tomie enacting stories from his book "26 Fairmount Avenue."

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Tomie DePaola

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John E. Kennedy

Gabe the Squirrel / Big Anthony / Raccoon

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Bill Barretta

Strega Nona

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Julianne Buescher

Bambolona / Wesel

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James Murray

Rabbit

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Alison Mork

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Isaiah Griffin

Tomie in "26 Fairmount Avenue"

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Tomie DePaola

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Kathy Katz

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