​Woven Stories Radio Show and Podcast Series 

​‘What makes a story? 
A bit of you and a bit of me, woven together with a smidge of history. 
 A show of stories and music for children and the young of heart. 
Join our storyteller Allie Simpson as she weaves through the classic to contemporary stories, sprinkling in original tales that will entertain and ignite the young imagination. 
With old and new characters, this show brings just a little bit of its own magic. 

C​ome in and Join us at Woven Stories Show

You can come in and be a guest or a Co-host. Perfect for all children to tell their own story and learn about  how a radio show is recorded. Loads of fun and pre-recorded for our Saturday show to suit your time.
​Get in touch and come and have a ball.

On this weeks show 

BIG NEWS, we now have a Facebook page just for the latest news and bits and bobs. New stories and songs we hear about and what we are playing on the radio show each week. go have a look @alliesimpsonstoryteller on Facebook

Some of our past shows we are up to 102 and counting...

Halloween Show

On our early Halloween show I read my Poem 'A Witch A Witch' for you and here is the claymation I made with my students many years ago based on that poem. It isn't perfect but it was done in our spare-time over only 7 days, so I am still exceptionally proud of what everyone achieved. There are some funny claymation bits, like when the concrete moved..but hey...its entertainment.
Enjoy and Happy Halloween.
​If are viewing from a phone or small screen, double click on the video below it will take you to my YouTube channel.
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Will the little Brother ever stop teasing his big Sister,
​and does a Witch really live on their street?
Ki Ora, We had a wonderful guest this week from the Dunedin Public Library. Lynn Vare who told us all about the library and helped me learn my Te Reo and much more. Have you been to the library this week? Books are where stories hide😍 Aroha Allie xx.
On our pets show it was great fun with Rachel McCoubrey as she told you about how she writes and illustrates her books. and I enjoyed listening to her reading the Remarkable Meg for us. It is wonderful that Rachel is giving money from each book to charity helping animals and people everywhere.
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We had fun with songs and stories based around silly words and sounds. I enjoyed telling you my poem 'A talking Parrot and my story song 'Uncle Joe's BBQ'. We listened to the story 'The Kings new clothes' and I read to you from Nick Bland's story 'The Aunties Three' and a wee bit of 'Badjelly the Witch' by Spike Milligan. We had Songs by New Zealand artist Ana Van Riel, Flea Bite, Captain Festus McBoil and many more from around the world.. As promised here are the pictures from the show. x Allie
An illustration by Allie Simpson of a blue and yellow Macaw named Presscott, in his travel cage.
Presscott the talking parrot, in his cage. © Allie Simpson 2019
"I spent hours teaching him how to talk, cleaning his cage and giving him treats. I even tried to take him for a walk, but Presscott just sits there and eats". - from A talking Parrot. by Allie Simpson. 2019
Picture An watercolour illustration of feet walking around, seen from the point of view inside a make shift tent at Uncle Joe's BBQ.
Illustration of view from inside of makeshift tent at Uncle Joe's BBQ. © Allie Simpson
" Uncle Joe's BBQ, fun to be had. Not a place to be grumpy, or a place to be sad.
​All we see from our make-shift tent., are so many legs they form a regiment." - from Uncle Joe's BBQ by Allie Simpson © 2019

Books on the show this week

On our 'Sea Lions and Conservation Show'
​This week we will have a guest in the studio from the New Zealand Sea lion Trust to answer all your questions and tell us about the wonderful rare NZ Sea Lions? 

Go to the NZ Sea lion trust page to learn more. https://www.sealiontrust.org.nz/
We can't wait to find out how the Sea Lions live in Dunedin.
 AS promised on the show this week, '  The sea lion pup wasn't sure what this was but it liked it' I decided Ross's hat needed to be blue and gold Otago colours. 😊

And we are planing for the first holiday show. Do you have a drawing and story traveling kit?

'Imagination and Holiday Show'On the show next week Allie is going to explain how to create a art and story kit for the holidays, Send us any questions you have so 
​she can help you plan some creative art and story days for the school break. Maybe even where you could find a giant, mermaid or Kiwi to draw. 
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Traveling Art and Story Kits.

Find cases and writing books that you like, they can be home-made, new or new to you🐱‍👤
Only put what you absolutely can't be without in your travel case. Keep it small, so you can easily carry it and use it everywhere. 
Listen to this weeks show for more tips and send in pictures of your kits. x Allie