Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola

Aug 06, 2001 (en) Family, Kids [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Aug 06, 2001
  • Production
    Jim Henson Television
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola
  • Release
    Aug 06, 2001
  • en
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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."

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Kathy Katz

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Tomie DePaola

    himself

  2. John E. Kennedy

    Gabe the Squirrel / Big Anthony / Raccoon

  3. Bill Barretta

    Strega Nona

  4. Julianne Buescher

    Bambolona / Wesel

  5. James Murray

    Rabbit

  6. Alison Mork

  7. Isaiah Griffin

    Tomie in "26 Fairmount Avenue"

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 7 / Crews : 2

Season 1 ( 2001-08-06)

Tales Around the Table

Episode: 1

Where Do You Get Ideas?

Episode: 2

What's a Story?

Episode: 3

Stories for Myself

Episode: 4

Food as Storytelling

Episode: 5

That's a Story?!

Episode: 6

Getting Started

Episode: 7

Character

Episode: 8

Setting

Episode: 9

Point of View

Episode: 10

Performance as Storytelling

Episode: 11

Every Picture Tells a Story

Episode: 12

Making Sense of Our World Through Stories

Episode: 13

Taking a Chance

Episode: 14

Finding Your Audience

Episode: 15

Funny

Episode: 16

Scary

Episode: 17

Moods: Happy/Sad

Episode: 18

History

Episode: 19

Music

Episode: 20

Make Believe Stories

Episode: 21

Real Stories

Episode: 22

More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Versions

Episode: 23

More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Techniques

Episode: 24

Putting Heart Into Your Story

Episode: 25

Collaboration

Episode: 26
Aug 06, 2001 (en)
Family, Kids
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Aug 06, 2001
  • Production
    Jim Henson Television
  • Rotten tomato 0%
Original Title Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola
en

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."

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Kathy Katz

    Producer