

Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola
Season - Episode
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1 - 1Tales Around the Table Aug 06, 2001
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1 - 2Where Do You Get Ideas? Aug 07, 2001
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1 - 3What's a Story? Aug 08, 2001
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1 - 4Stories for Myself Aug 09, 2001
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1 - 5Food as Storytelling Aug 10, 2001
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1 - 6That's a Story?! Aug 13, 2001
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1 - 7Getting Started Aug 14, 2001
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1 - 8Character Aug 15, 2001
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1 - 9Setting Aug 16, 2001
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1 - 10Point of View Aug 17, 2001
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1 - 11Performance as Storytelling Aug 20, 2001
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1 - 12Every Picture Tells a Story Aug 21, 2001
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1 - 13Making Sense of Our World Through Stories Aug 22, 2001
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1 - 14Taking a Chance Aug 23, 2001
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1 - 15Finding Your Audience Aug 24, 2001
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1 - 16Funny Aug 27, 2001
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1 - 17Scary Aug 28, 2001
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1 - 18Moods: Happy/Sad Aug 29, 2001
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1 - 19History Aug 30, 2001
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1 - 20Music Aug 31, 2001
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1 - 21Make Believe Stories Sep 04, 2001
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1 - 22Real Stories Sep 05, 2001
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1 - 23More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Versions Sep 06, 2001
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1 - 24More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Techniques Sep 07, 2001
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1 - 25Putting Heart Into Your Story Sep 10, 2001
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1 - 26Collaboration Sep 11, 2001
Overview
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."