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Pick a Tale Children

Hosted by:
Lesley Dowding
On Air:
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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Pick a Tale Children

Irish Fiddler, Wedding, and Bill Goat Gruff

Date:
March 19, 2025
Duration:
0:12:42
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

Giant Stew, and Little Crab and His Magic Eye

Date:
March 5, 2025
Duration:
0:12:04
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

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