List of episodes of the series «Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola»

  • Seasons count: 1
  • Episodes count: 26
  • Total viewing time: 13 h.
Tales Around the Table
Release date: 8/6/2001

Tales Around the Table

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie shows viewers around his studio table. Guest storytellers: Mary Sue Milliken and Sue Feniger.
Where Do You Get Ideas?
Release date: 8/7/2001

Where Do You Get Ideas?

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie tells us about his idea drawer. Guest storyteller: J.T. Steiny
What's a Story?
Release date: 8/8/2001

What's a Story?

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie offers two drawing - a beginning and an ending. Guest storyteller: Ed Eyth
Stories for Myself
Release date: 8/9/2001

Stories for Myself

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie shows us his sketchbook, a visual journal. Guest storyteller: Alexandra Nichita
Food as Storytelling
Release date: 8/10/2001

Food as Storytelling

  • Episode number: 5
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie fries up his famous Popeye. Guest storyteller: Mary Ann Esposito
That's a Story?!
Release date: 8/13/2001

That's a Story?!

  • Episode number: 6
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie shows how a collection of souvenirs tells a story. Guest storyteller: Charlotte Bird
Getting Started
Release date: 8/14/2001

Getting Started

  • Episode number: 7
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie suggests ways to get started. Guest storyteller: Art Clokey
Character
Release date: 8/15/2001

Character

  • Episode number: 8
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie shows how visual traits help to define a character. Guest storytellers: Bill Barretta and Pepe the King Prawn
Setting
Release date: 8/16/2001

Setting

  • Episode number: 9
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie discusses how changing the setting changes the story. Guest storyteller: John Iacovelli
Point of View
Release date: 8/17/2001

Point of View

  • Episode number: 10
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie takes a look at perspective. Guest storyteller: John E. Barrett
Performance as Storytelling
Release date: 8/20/2001

Performance as Storytelling

  • Episode number: 11
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie talks about assuming a character’s voice & mannerisms. Guest storyteller: Martie Barylick
Every Picture Tells a Story
Release date: 8/21/2001

Every Picture Tells a Story

  • Episode number: 12
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie talks about the story behind one of his paintings. Guest storyteller: Lotus Do Brooks
Making Sense of Our World Through Stories
Release date: 8/22/2001

Making Sense of Our World Through Stories

  • Episode number: 13
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie encourages kids to draw or make up stories to deal with emotions. Guest storyteller: Jane Yolen
Taking a Chance
Release date: 8/23/2001

Taking a Chance

  • Episode number: 14
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie tells and shows the origins of his first chapter book. Guest storyteller: Frank Oz
Finding Your Audience
Release date: 8/24/2001

Finding Your Audience

  • Episode number: 15
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie talks about how stories and artwork change when they are shared with an audience. Guest storyteller: John Carney
Funny
Release date: 8/27/2001

Funny

  • Episode number: 16
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie explains the comedy rule of three. Guest storyteller: Bill Larkin
Scary
Release date: 8/28/2001

Scary

  • Episode number: 17
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie shows how different techniques can create a scary scene. Guest storyteller: David Barrington-Holt
Moods: Happy/Sad
Release date: 8/29/2001

Moods: Happy/Sad

  • Episode number: 18
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie shows how a few lines can change the mood of a face. Guest storyteller: Natalie McMaster
History
Release date: 8/30/2001

History

  • Episode number: 19
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie explains what a time capsule is. Guest storyteller: Victor Finkel
Music
Release date: 8/31/2001

Music

  • Episode number: 20
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Gabe plays guitar riffs for Tomie that correspond to different moods. Guest storyteller: Dave Kinnoin
Make Believe Stories
Release date: 9/4/2001

Make Believe Stories

  • Episode number: 21
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie is doodling. Guest storyteller: Doug Chiang
Real Stories
Release date: 9/5/2001

Real Stories

  • Episode number: 22
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie talks about how family photos can inspire stories. Guest storyteller: Chris Connelly
More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Versions
Release date: 9/6/2001

More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Versions

  • Episode number: 23
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie talks about the different ways you can tell a story. Guest storyteller: Savage Steve Holland
More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Techniques
Release date: 9/7/2001

More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Techniques

  • Episode number: 24
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie shows his Cornell boxes, using a different technique of art to tell a story. Guest storyteller: Sule Greg Wilson
Putting Heart Into Your Story
Release date: 9/10/2001

Putting Heart Into Your Story

  • Episode number: 25
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie talks about putting warmth, feeling, and emotion into a story. Guest storytellers: Kermit the Frog and Rizzo the Rat
Collaboration
Release date: 9/11/2001

Collaboration

  • Episode number: 26
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Tomie talks about collaboration. Guest storytellers: Stephen Holman and Josephine Huang