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.
- Spirited Away and Hayao Miyazaki
January 9, 2003
You’re hearing a little from the tender opening theme of Spirited Away, the new animated film from the Japanese director and writer Hayao Miyazaki. Read more "Spirited Away and Hayao Miyazaki" - The Frog Princess, for Jacob Grimm’s Birthday
January 3, 2003
That’s Deborah Henson-Conant, the composer and author, reading the opening from her musical sequel to “The Frog Prince” — just in time for Jacob Grimm’s birthday tomorrow. Read more "The Frog Princess, for Jacob Grimm’s Birthday" - New Years Babies
December 31, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/New-Years-Child.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/31/2002 Image from Winsor McCay’s “Little Nemo” New Years Babies Transcript One of the fascinating figures who arrives at the turn of ... - Anime Music
December 30, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Anime-Music.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 12/30/2002 Anime Music Transcript With the influx of anime from Japanese cartoons like Pikachu, Hamataro, and Dragon Ball Z to the anime ... - Clara Barton
December 26, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Clara-Bartons-Childhood.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 12/26/2002 Clara Barton Transcript Clarissa Barton, the woman who became known as Clara, was born December 25, 1821, the youngest by ten ... - The Other Nutcracker
December 23, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Other-Nutcracker.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 12/23/2002 The Other Nutcracker Transcript Wooden nutcrackers arose from the old German tradition of hanging nuts dipped in goldleaf on a Christmas ... - For Video Gifts, Weston Woods Films
December 20, 2002
That’s the powerful, famous beginning of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, from the Weston Woods animated film version of this Caldecott Award classic Read more "For Video Gifts, Weston Woods Films" - The Unlikely Heroes of Christmas
December 17, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Unlikely-Heroes-of-Christmas.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 12/17/2002 The Unlikely Heroes of Christmas Transcript Christmas traditions and holiday festivities have long been associated with words like Merry, ... - Fantastic Books for the Holidays
December 16, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Fantastic-Books-for-the-Holidays.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 12/16/2002 Fantastic Books for the Holidays Transcript Ug. That’s the title of a wonderful new children’s book. I’m not ... - St. George and the Dragon
December 11, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/St-George-and-the-Dragon.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 12/11/2002 St. George and the Dragon Transcript Christmas time is a time for storytelling, and though many countries have their favorite wintertime ... - John Lithgow’s Farkle and Friends
December 9, 2002
That’s John Lithgow reading the opening from his new picture book, Micawber, the story of a squirrel who is smitten by great art and who studies the paintings in the Metropolitan Museum from his vantage point on the roof, peeking ... - Walt Disney and Mary Poppins
December 5, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Walt-Disney-and-Mary-Poppins.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 12/5/2002 Walt Disney and Mary Poppins Transcript If one wishes to understand Walt Disney-or at least understand how Walt Disney perceived himself, ... - Tomi Ungerer
November 29, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Tomi-Ungerer.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/29/2002 Tomi Ungerer Transcript One of the best-loved picture books by the internationally celebrated author and illustrator, Tomi Ungerer, is The Three ... - William Blake and the Angel
November 27, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/William-Blake-and-the-Angel.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/27/2002 William Blake and the Angel Transcript When he was ten years old, William Blake (who was born on November 28th in ... - Girls Video Games
November 26, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Girls-Video-Games.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 11/26/2002 Girls Video Games Transcript With the shopping season upon us, you may be looking for good gifts that promise great fun. ... - Mother Goose’s Music
November 25, 2002
Have you ever heard Little Jack Horner performed with such elegance before? That’s Jon Garrison and Michael Riley singing James Hook’s setting of that old Mother Goose favorite from a new CD called “Mother Goose and More.” Read more "Mother ... - Dinosaur Night Light
November 22, 2002
Children never, ever, ever get tired of dinosaurs, even when it’s bedtime. Here’s Barry Stewart Mann with a story for all those sleepy dino-philes. Read more "Dinosaur Night Light" - St. Nicholas League, First Kids’ Club
November 21, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/St-Nicholas-League-First-Kids-Club.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 11/21/2002 St. Nicholas League, First Kids’ Club Transcript St. Nicholas was a popular American juvenile periodical that was issued monthly from November ... - Karen Hesse
November 19, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Karen-Hesse-Out-of-the-Dust.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/19/2002 Karen Hesse Transcript Karen Hesse has just won one of the MacArthur “genius” awards for her books for children and young ... - Mother Earth Lullaby
November 15, 2002
That’s Olivier Marcaud singing the last part of his “La Berceuse d’Angela” from a new CD from Elipses Arts, “Mother Earth Lullaby.” Read more "Mother Earth Lullaby"