Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola

Season 1

2001 · 26 episodes · 13h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. Tales Around the Table

   6 Aug 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?

   7 Aug 2001 · 30 min

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

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   3. What's a Story?

   8 Aug 2001 · 30 min

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

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   4. Stories for Myself

   9 Aug 2001 · 30 min

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

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   5. Food as Storytelling

   10 Aug 2001 · 30 min

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

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   6. That's a Story?!

   13 Aug 2001 · 30 min

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

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   7. Getting Started

   14 Aug 2001 · 30 min

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

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   8. Character

   15 Aug 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

   16 Aug 2001 · 30 min

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

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    10. Point of View

    17 Aug 2001 · 30 min

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

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    11. Performance as Storytelling

    20 Aug 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

    21 Aug 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

    22 Aug 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

    23 Aug 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

    24 Aug 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

    27 Aug 2001 · 30 min

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

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    17. Scary

    28 Aug 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

    29 Aug 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

    30 Aug 2001 · 30 min

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

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    20. Music

    31 Aug 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

    4 Sept 2001 · 30 min

    Tomie is doodling. Guest storyteller: Doug Chiang

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    22. Real Stories

    5 Sept 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

    6 Sept 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

    7 Sept 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

    10 Sept 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

    11 Sept 2001 · 30 min

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