shirley temple's storybook is a television series hosted and narrated by actress shirley temple. its first season of 16 episodes (mostly in black and white) aired on nbc between january 12, 1958 and december 21, 1958. the second season of 25 episodes (all in color) aired on nbc as "the shirley temple show" between september 18, 1960 and july 16, 1961. fairy tales, children's stories, and some maturer material like "the house of seven gables" were adapted for the series.