Lesley Dowding

Pick a Tale for Children

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Story teller, Lesley Dowding, brings story into the world of children, with tales from her imagination and around the world, told in true oral tradition.

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Author

Lesley Dowding

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Arts

Podcast website

www.accessradiotaranaki.com

Latest episode

Nov 7, 2026

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Episodes

Pelican / Trubloff / Mudpony 11.11.2025

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.

Jack & Robber / The Baking Soda 28.10.2025

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.

Horrendous Hullabaloo / Greedy Cat / The Pet Show 14.10.2025

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 for Children: Hatu Patu & The Birdwoman 16.09.2025

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.

Each Peach Pear Plum & How Fire Came to Earth 02.09.2025

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. This week she reads Each Peach Pear Plum and How Fire Came to Earth

Mog the Cat & The Last Seaweed Pie 17.08.2025

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. This week she reads Mog the Cat and Foxes & Mog the cat and Granny by Judith Kerr, as well as The Last Seaweed Pie by Wendy Shurety.

Tales from Lesley Dowding 05.08.2025

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.

The Apple Star & The Turkish Sultan and Rooster 22.07.2025

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. This week she shares The Apple Star, and The Turkish Sultan and Rooster.

Tales from Buddha 08.07.2025

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. This week she shares a story for five-year-olds (The Wolf's Story of The Three Littlke Pigs) as well as three stories from Buddha in the 3rd Century (The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talk...

Rabbit & Monkey African Tale - Midnight at the Lighthouse 14.05.2025

Tune in today as writer and story teller, Lesley Dowding, brings a story to life. Her stories, told in true oral tradition, come from all over the world, as well as from her own imagination.

Winnie The Pooh 30.04.2025

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.

The Dragon's Tooth - Nikki's Toe 02.04.2025

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.

The Dragons Tooth - Nikki's Toe 02.04.2025

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 for Children: Irish Fiddler, Wedding, and Bill Goat Gruff 18.03.2025

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 for Children: Giant Stew and Little Crab And His Magic Eye Collector 05.03.2025

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 for Children: My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes & Pelican 04.02.2025

My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes by Lynley Dodd, for ages 5+ Pelican by Brian Wildsmith, for ages 5+

Pick a Tale for Children: Summer Short Stories, Seal Surf 21.01.2025

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 for Children: Strawberry Fair, Mouse Trap 14.01.2025

Strawberry Fair & Mouse Trap, read by Lesley Dowding

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