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Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola

Episodes

Season 1
Tales Around the Table
1. Tales Around the Table

August 6, 2001 · 30 min

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

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2. Where Do You Get Ideas?

August 7, 2001 · 30 min

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

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3. What's a Story?

August 8, 2001 · 30 min

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

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4. Stories for Myself

August 9, 2001 · 30 min

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

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5. Food as Storytelling

August 10, 2001 · 30 min

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

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6. That's a Story?!

August 13, 2001 · 30 min

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

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7. Getting Started

August 14, 2001 · 30 min

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

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8. Character

August 15, 2001 · 30 min

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

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9. Setting

August 16, 2001 · 30 min

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

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10. Point of View

August 17, 2001 · 30 min

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

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11. Performance as Storytelling

August 20, 2001 · 30 min

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

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12. Every Picture Tells a Story

August 21, 2001 · 30 min

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

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13. Making Sense of Our World Through Stories

August 22, 2001 · 30 min

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

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14. Taking a Chance

August 23, 2001 · 30 min

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

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15. Finding Your Audience

August 24, 2001 · 30 min

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

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16. Funny

August 27, 2001 · 30 min

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

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17. Scary

August 28, 2001 · 30 min

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

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18. Moods: Happy/Sad

August 29, 2001 · 30 min

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

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19. History

August 30, 2001 · 30 min

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

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20. Music

August 31, 2001 · 30 min

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

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21. Make Believe Stories

September 4, 2001 · 30 min

Tomie is doodling. Guest storyteller: Doug Chiang

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22. Real Stories

September 5, 2001 · 30 min

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

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

September 6, 2001 · 30 min

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

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

September 7, 2001 · 30 min

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

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25. Putting Heart Into Your Story

September 10, 2001 · 30 min

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

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26. Collaboration

September 11, 2001 · 30 min

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