Pablo Picasso famously said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Perhaps that can be done by taking children to art museums, showing them great art, and, most importantly, giving children the space, the materials, and the encouragement to make their own art.
- Conversation with Avi
January 25, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Avi.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 1/25/2006 Conversation with Avi Transcript Avi is the author of over 50 books, including the Newbery Award-winning Crispin, the harrowing thriller, Wolf Rider, the ... - The Songs of the Pogo
January 24, 2006
Walt Kelly was one of the masters of American nonsense. His much loved, hilariously cryptic Pogo comic strip first appeared in 1949 and was in American papers even after Kelly’s death in 1973. Read more "The Songs of the Pogo" - Some Hip Baby Books
January 23, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Some-Hip-Baby-Books.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/23/2006 Some Hip Baby Books Transcript There’s a category of books often called “baby books”–those chunky, square volumes with rounded corners and ... - At Twenty-Two Months, Ava Launches Her Poetry Career
January 19, 2006
Today, poet Lola Haskins continues her series of works with a poem about those connections that children begin making at a very early age if we adults listen carefully. Read more "At Twenty-Two Months, Ava Launches Her Poetry Career" - Music for the End of Time
January 13, 2006
The title of Bryant’s book is borrowed from Messiean’s best-known work, the “Quartet for the End of Time,” which he wrote while in a prison camp for French soldiers captured by the Nazis during World War II. Read more "Music ... - Guysread.com
January 11, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Guysreadcom.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/11/2006 Guysread.com Transcript One of the coolest looking and most useful websites currently online for young people — especially young boy people ... - Chinese Lullabies
January 9, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Chinese-Lullabies.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/9/2006 Chinese Lullabies Transcript Some of the most visually beautiful films are coming out of China these days, and so is some ... - Polly Horvath
January 4, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Polly-Horvath-and-her-Vacation.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/4/2006 Polly Horvath Transcript Even though it’s winter, it’s not too early for a vacation, especially if you’re going on one with ... - Hawthorne’s “The Snow Image”
January 3, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Nathaniel-Hawthorns-The-Snow-Image.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 1/3/2006 Hawthorne’s “The Snow Image” Transcript Some of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s early stories for children which appeared initially in juvenile magazines ended up ... - Conversation with Barbara Joosse
December 29, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Barbara-Jooses-Multicultural-Books.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 12/29/2005 Conversation with Barbara Joosse Transcript Earlier this fall, Susan Raab spoke with the children’s book author, Barbara Joosse, whose very popular ... - Dear Carolina’s Diary
December 28, 2005
The holidays and the end of the year offer both children and adults some time free from daily routines to reflect on things, including how busy it seems all our lives have become. Here’s Barry Stewart Mann with a story ... - Will
December 27, 2005
In our continuing series of new poems by Lola Haskins about her grandchildren, her children, parenting, and grandparenting, we have these reflections during these times of presents on what one mother hopes to leave to her children – her gift ... - The Golden Dreydl
December 26, 2005
That’s the familiar theme from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker,” dancing to the sound of the Shirim Klezmer Orchestra on a CD called The Golden Dreydl. Read more "The Golden Dreydl" - African Music for Children
December 23, 2005
You can find this and other exciting performances on the new CD called African Music for Children from the people who do the Rough Guide series of travel books. Read more "African Music for Children" - Waiting
December 22, 2005
For Shelley Fraser Mickle, the holidays are not only a time for celebration, but also for waiting. Read more "Waiting" - Night Kitchen Radio Theater
December 20, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Turning-in-to-the-Night-Kitchen-Radio-Theater.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/20/2005 Night Kitchen Radio Theater Transcript I can remember the days (and evenings) when the radio was the dramatic centerpiece of most ... - Zen Shorts, and Other Wisdoms
December 15, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Zen-Shorts-and-Other-Wise-Books.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/15/2005 Zen Shorts, and Other Wisdoms Transcript This year, for presents, I’m giving wisdom. Not my own, mind you. I’m not at ... - Conversation with Rafe Martin
December 13, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Rafe-Martins-Birdwing.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 12/13/2005 Conversation with Rafe Martin Transcript Recently, Susan Raab spoke with the award-winning author and storyteller, Rafe Martin, about his new novel, Birdwing. The ... - Hobby Horses: A Brief, Brief History
December 12, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Hobby-Horses-a-brief-brief-history.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/12/2005 Hobby Horses Transcript One of the most ancient of all children’s toys — and a familiar resident under the Christmas tree ... - Sandra Day O’Connor’s Chico
December 6, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Sandra-Day-OConnors-Chico.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/6/2005 Sandra Day O’Connor’s Chico Transcript Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has written a children’s book about an ordinary and yet ...