Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola (2001)
Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola
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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Seasons
Season 1
Episodes season 1
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1x1
Tales around the table
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1x2
Where do you get ideas?
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1x3
What's a story?
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1x4
Stories for myself
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1x5
Food as storytelling
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1x6
That's a story?!
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1x7
Getting started
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1x8
Character
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1x9
Setting
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1x10
Point of view
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1x11
Performance as storytelling
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1x12
Every picture tells a story
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1x13
Making sense of our world through stories
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1x14
Taking a chance
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1x15
Finding your audience
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1x16
Funny
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1x17
Scary
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1x18
Moods: happy/sad
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1x19
History
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1x20
Music
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1x21
Make believe stories
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1x22
Real stories
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1x23
More than one way to tell a tale - versions
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1x24
More than one way to tell a tale - techniques
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1x25
Putting heart into your story
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1x26
Collaboration
