Children's Stories written and read by New Zealanders
Some of the stories read were published in a book by BCNZ Enterprises in 1984 with illustrations by Sandra Wagstaff.
The back cover blurb
Once Upon A Story Man has been telling stories since the very dawn of time. It's quite likely that he was acting out stories of the hunting trip around the campfire even before he had learned to talk in language. He probably only learned to use words so he could make his story more exciting. Telling stories is one of the most important things man has ever learned to do. All the knowledge that we possess has been passed on and added to from generation to generation and before we learned how to write things down in books, everything had to be remembered, and the best way to remember something is in a story. Everything has changed since those very early days when we lived in caves, but we still need stories. Most of the stories we get nowadays are in films or on television, all dressed up with exciting stunts and special effects, but the stories are basically the same ones that have always been told. This book has six stories from the first series of the Television programme, "ONCE UPON A STORY". I hope you enjoy reading them as much as you enjoyed watching them being told on television.
Keith Tyler-Smith Producer "ONCE UPON A STORY"
Jonathan's grandmother / Jon Gadsby -- Broadleaf pond / Briar Middleditch -- The black bears / David McPhail -- Phoenix five / Lee Hatherly -- The house of coloured windows / Margaret Mahy -- The baron and the wolf / David McPhail.
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