Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola
★★★★★4.5
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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."
Episodes
All seasons
S01 · E02
Where Do You Get Ideas?August 7, 2001
S01 · E03
What's a Story?August 8, 2001
S01 · E04
Stories for MyselfAugust 9, 2001
S01 · E05
Food as StorytellingAugust 10, 2001
S01 · E06
That's a Story?!August 13, 2001
S01 · E07
Getting StartedAugust 14, 2001
S01 · E08
CharacterAugust 15, 2001
S01 · E09
SettingAugust 16, 2001
S01 · E10
Point of ViewAugust 17, 2001
S01 · E11
Performance as StorytellingAugust 20, 2001
S01 · E12
Every Picture Tells a StoryAugust 21, 2001
S01 · E13
Making Sense of Our World Through StoriesAugust 22, 2001
S01 · E14
Taking a ChanceAugust 23, 2001
S01 · E15
Finding Your AudienceAugust 24, 2001
S01 · E16
FunnyAugust 27, 2001
S01 · E17
ScaryAugust 28, 2001
S01 · E18
Moods: Happy/SadAugust 29, 2001
S01 · E19
HistoryAugust 30, 2001
S01 · E20
MusicAugust 31, 2001
