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Tales Around the Table E1 30 min

1. Tales Around the Table

Tomie shows viewers around his studio table. Guest storytellers: Mary Sue Milliken and Sue Feniger.

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Where Do You Get Ideas? E2 30 min

2. Where Do You Get Ideas?

Tomie tells us about his idea drawer. Guest storyteller: J.T. Steiny

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What's a Story? E3 30 min

3. What's a Story?

Tomie offers two drawing - a beginning and an ending. Guest storyteller: Ed Eyth

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Stories for Myself E4 30 min

4. Stories for Myself

Tomie shows us his sketchbook, a visual journal. Guest storyteller: Alexandra Nichita

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Food as Storytelling E5 30 min

5. Food as Storytelling

Tomie fries up his famous Popeye. Guest storyteller: Mary Ann Esposito

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That's a Story?! E6 30 min

6. That's a Story?!

Tomie shows how a collection of souvenirs tells a story. Guest storyteller: Charlotte Bird

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Getting Started E7 30 min

7. Getting Started

Tomie suggests ways to get started. Guest storyteller: Art Clokey

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Character E8 30 min

8. Character

Tomie shows how visual traits help to define a character. Guest storytellers: Bill Barretta and Pepe the King Prawn

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Setting E9 30 min

9. Setting

Tomie discusses how changing the setting changes the story. Guest storyteller: John Iacovelli

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Point of View E10 30 min

10. Point of View

Tomie takes a look at perspective. Guest storyteller: John E. Barrett

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Performance as Storytelling E11 30 min

11. Performance as Storytelling

Tomie talks about assuming a character’s voice & mannerisms. Guest storyteller: Martie Barylick

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Every Picture Tells a Story E12 30 min

12. Every Picture Tells a Story

Tomie talks about the story behind one of his paintings. Guest storyteller: Lotus Do Brooks

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Making Sense of Our World Through Stories E13 30 min

13. Making Sense of Our World Through Stories

Tomie encourages kids to draw or make up stories to deal with emotions. Guest storyteller: Jane Yolen

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Taking a Chance E14 30 min

14. Taking a Chance

Tomie tells and shows the origins of his first chapter book. Guest storyteller: Frank Oz

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Finding Your Audience E15 30 min

15. Finding Your Audience

Tomie talks about how stories and artwork change when they are shared with an audience. Guest storyteller: John Carney

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Funny E16 30 min

16. Funny

Tomie explains the comedy rule of three. Guest storyteller: Bill Larkin

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Scary E17 30 min

17. Scary

Tomie shows how different techniques can create a scary scene. Guest storyteller: David Barrington-Holt

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Moods: Happy/Sad E18 30 min

18. Moods: Happy/Sad

Tomie shows how a few lines can change the mood of a face. Guest storyteller: Natalie McMaster

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History E19 30 min

19. History

Tomie explains what a time capsule is. Guest storyteller: Victor Finkel

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Music E20 30 min

20. Music

Gabe plays guitar riffs for Tomie that correspond to different moods. Guest storyteller: Dave Kinnoin

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Make Believe Stories E21 30 min

21. Make Believe Stories

Tomie is doodling. Guest storyteller: Doug Chiang

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Real Stories E22 30 min

22. Real Stories

Tomie talks about how family photos can inspire stories. Guest storyteller: Chris Connelly

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More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Versions E23 30 min

23. More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Versions

Tomie talks about the different ways you can tell a story. Guest storyteller: Savage Steve Holland

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More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Techniques E24 30 min

24. More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Techniques

Tomie shows his Cornell boxes, using a different technique of art to tell a story. Guest storyteller: Sule Greg Wilson

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Putting Heart Into Your Story E25 30 min

25. Putting Heart Into Your Story

Tomie talks about putting warmth, feeling, and emotion into a story. Guest storytellers: Kermit the Frog and Rizzo the Rat

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Collaboration E26 30 min

26. Collaboration

Tomie talks about collaboration. Guest storytellers: Stephen Holman and Josephine Huang

Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola poster

Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola (2001)

9.0 (1) 1 Season 30m/ep 2001-08-06 US

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."

Genres: Family, Kids

Stars: Tomie DePaola, John E. Kennedy, Bill Barretta, Julianne Buescher, James Murray