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.
- First Child Poets
April 6, 2005
What you’re hearing is a child making his first poems — squealing with delight at the sound of his own voice, rhyming sounds, endlessly repeating what he decides will be his choruses, singing his couplets with his whole little body. ... - The Ta Yi Zone
March 31, 2005
Today, Barry Stewart Mann has a story for us about that linguistic genius, the young child – his young child. Read more "The Ta Yi Zone" - Zen Baby
March 30, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Zen-Baby-review.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 3/30/2005 Zen Baby Transcript Zen Baby is the title of a new CD of music to soothe the awakening nerve endings of young children ... - Ye Olde Science
March 29, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Ye-Olde-Science.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 3/29/2005 Ye Olde Science Transcript When John Newbery published the first books specifically designed for children in the mid-1700’s the books had ... - Mary Poppins
March 23, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-New-Mary-Poppins.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 3/23/2005 Mary Poppins Transcript Nannies seem to be everywhere these days — they’re on TV and writing books, and you can spot ... - Mad Magazine
March 21, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Mad-Magazine.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 3/21/2005 Mad Magazine Transcript It’s the birthday this month of Bill Gaines, the publisher of one of the edgiest institutions in ... - Smoosh
March 18, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Smoosh.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 3/18/2005 Smoosh Transcript There’s nothing really new any more about the phenomenon of kids playing rock “n”roll. It’s in the air all ... - Limericks for St. Patrick’s Day
March 17, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Limericks-for-St.-Patricks-Day.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 3/17/2005 Limericks for St. Patrick’s Day Transcript “There was an old man who lived in Nantucket.” Now hold on, don’t worry. This ... - In America
March 15, 2005
That’s Kristy Sullivan, who has just used up one of the three wishes she thinks she has in life by safely crossing the Canadian-American border with her family on their way to New York City. Read more "In America" - Dennis the Menace
March 14, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Dennis-the-Menace.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 3/14/2005 Dennis the Menace Transcript It’s the birthday this week of Henry King Ketcham, better known to his many regular readers as ... - Frankenstein’s Birthday
March 11, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Frankensteins-Birthday.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 3/11/2005 Frankenstein’s Birthday Transcript It was March 11, 1818 that Mary Shelley’s macabre masterpiece first rose from the slab. One hundred and ... - Caldecott Award Winners
March 10, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Caldecott-Award-Winners-for-2004-.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 3/10/2005 Caldecott Award Winners Transcript Kevin Henkes is the artist who received the 2005 Caldecott Award for his picture book Kitten’s First Full ... - Alia’s Mission, Elsie’s War
March 8, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Alias-Mission-Elsies-War-.mp3 Author John Cech (Read by Jaimy Mann) Air Date 3/8/2005 Alia’s Mission, Elsie’s War Transcript Elsie Kunh-Leitz (“Elsee Qu-en Lights”) was the daughter of a prominent ... - The Lindbergh Baby
March 1, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Lindbergh-Baby.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 3/1/2005 The Lindbergh Baby Transcript On March 1, 1932, between 8 and 9 in the evening, someone put a rickety ladder up ... - The Literature for Children Digital Library
February 24, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Literature-for-Children-Digital-Library.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 2/24/2005 The Literature for Children Digital Library Transcript Would you like to read a version of Little Red Riding Hood published in 1880? ... - Tropical Lullaby
February 23, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Tropical-Lullaby.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/23/2005 Tropical Lullaby Transcript It’s carnival time on the islands of the Caribbean, and after all the parades and the feasting and ... - Patchwork Paths and Homemade Love
February 22, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Patchwork-Paths-and-Homemade-Love.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/22/2005 Patchwork Paths and Homemade Love Transcript In her new picture book, The Patchwork Path, A Quilt Map to Freedom, Bettye Stroud tells ... - The Explanatoids
February 18, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Explanatoids.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/18/2005 The Explanatoids Transcript You can see one part of the legacy of Fred Rodgers — Mr. Rogers to millions of us ... - “Hand in the Dough” Science
February 17, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Hand-in-the-Dough-Science.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Carol Murphy) Air Date 2/17/2005 “Hand in the Dough” Science Transcript La main à la pâte: It’s a familiar expression in French, and it ... - Vicki Cobb and Her Science Books for Kids
February 16, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Vicki-Cobb-and-Her-Science-Books-for-kids.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/16/2005 Vicki Cobb and Her Science Books for Kids Transcript This week at the University of Florida we’re hosting a colloquium about ...