Airing time: Wednesdays, 8am
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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To download the latest episode: Click the kiwifruit to go to the Pick a Tale for Children show page on the accessmedia.nz site:
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Goodnight and Thanks for the Teeth & Wombat Devine
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.
Duration: 00:17:54 | Date: 31 May, 2023
Puddle Jumping _ Flopsy Bunnies
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.
Duration: 00:22:53 | Date: 17 May, 2023
Taming the Sun, The Armadillo from Amarillo & Dance in the Sky
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.
Duration: 00:20:26 | Date: 3 May, 2023
Noah & The Little Elephant
Duration: 27:54 | Date: 19 April, 2023
The Lion Inside, Hooray for Birds & The King Has Donkey Ears
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.
Duration: 00:19:39 | Date: 12 April, 2023
The Dragon Machine, Night Ride to Nana's
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.
Duration: 00:20:23 | Date: 5 April, 2023
The Green Turtle, Custard the Dragon, & Cheeky Kinbla
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.
Duration: 00:24:27 | Date: 29 March, 2023
Harry and the Dinosaurs Go To School
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.
Duration: 00:16:02 | Date: 22 March, 2023
How Food Was Given & Charlie and Tess
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.
Duration: 00:15:33 | Date: 15 March, 2023
Rhymes, Midnight at the Museum, Sun and Moon
Duration: 00:26:02 | Date: 8 March, 2023
Meadows, Sun Bid & Flip Flap Bird
Over in the Meadow 5+
When the Sun Bid 7+
Nancy and the Flip Flap Bird 7+
Duration: 00:21:35 | Date: 1 March, 2023
Dance of the Sacred Circle
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.
Duration: 00:13:48 | Date: 15 February, 2023
Greedy Cat, Puffins amd Pigeon
Puffin Book of Poetry 5+
Greedy Cat and the School Pet Show 5+
Legend of the Pigeon 8+
Duration: 00:19:16 | Date: 1 February, 2023