Writer and story teller, Lesley Dowding, lives to bring story into the world of children and adults, alike. Her listeners are encouraged to bring to life imagination and creation, to dance with the stars and enjoy the moment.Her stories, told in true oral tradition, come from all over the world, as well as from her own imagination. Pick a Tale for Children airs Wednesdays at 8am - just in time for the car trip to school(Pick a Tale for Adults airs Wednesday at 8pm, after the kids have gone to bed. After all, we don't want to give them nightmares.)
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Old One Eye
Date:
February 19, 2025
Duration:
0:13:35
Writer and story teller, Lesley Dowding, lives to bring story into the world of children and adults, alike. Her stories, told in true oral tradition, come from all over the world, as well as from her own imagination.
Pick a Tale Children
My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes, Pelican
Date:
February 5, 2025
Duration:
0:17:11
My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes by Lynley Dodd, for ages 5+ Pelican by Brian Wildsmith, for ages 5+
Pick a Tale Children
Summer Short Stories, Seal Surf
Date:
January 22, 2025
Duration:
0:12:38
Lesley shares 3 short stories for 5 year olds: The Beach, The Wind and Feet. Then a story for those 6+: Seal Surf by Michael Foreman
Pick a Tale Children
Strawberry Fair, Mouse Trap
Date:
January 1, 2025
Duration:
0:16:51
Strawberry Fair & Mouse Trap, read by Lesley Dowding
Pick a Tale Children
Madeline's Christmas & The Girl in the Library Just Before Christmas
Date:
December 11, 2024
Duration:
0:19:19
Writer and story teller, Lesley Dowding, shares an adaptation of Ludwig Bemelman's Madeline's Christmas and talks about confused nursery rhymes in The Girl in the Library Just Before Christmas. Also featuring a reading of The Owl and the Pussycat.
