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.
- Many Moons of Poems
January 8, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Many-Moons-of-Poems-for-the-New-Year.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 1/8/2002 Many Moons of Poems Transcript For many Native Americans, January’s full moon was called the Wolf Moon, ... - Zora Neale Hurston
January 7, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Zora-Neale-Hurston.mp3 Author Debra King Air Date 1/7/2002 Zora Neale Hurston Transcript Zora Neale Hurston was born on January 7, 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama, though she would also claim ... - “Red’s in the Hood” and “Beanstock” — Hardly Grimm
January 4, 2002
That’s part of the theme song for Judy and David’s “Red’s in the Hood, A New Spin on Little Red Riding Hood” from The Children’s Group, a Canadian company that has been producing acclaimed classical music recordings for young people ... - Maud Tousey Fangel, Baby Painter
January 2, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Maud-Tausey-Fangel.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/2/2002 Maud Tausey Fangel, Baby Painter Transcript In the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s — if you saw a sketch or portrait of ... - New Year’s Resolutions
January 1, 2002
While most New Year’s resolutions are quickly forgotten, Shelley Fraser Mickle is remembering hers. Read more "New Year’s Resolutions" - Singing the Year to Sleep
December 31, 2001
That’s part of a Lebanese lullaby sung by Ashraf Sweilam, in which a father comforts his child, the flower of his heart, weaving a soft blanket of his eye-lashes to cover the baby, the light of the child’s smile taking ... - The Air Force Band’s Musical Storybook
December 28, 2001
That’s Raymond Jones narrating the opening of William Steig’s picture book, Solomon the Rusty Nail, with the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band from Langley Air Force Base in Viriginia playing an original score for the story by ... - Another Gift for the Holidays
December 26, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Another-Gift-for-the-Holidays.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/26/2001 Another Gift for the Holidays Transcript Along with its theme parks and sunny beaches, Florida is offering families across the nation ... - The Perfect Gift
December 25, 2001
It’s Christmas Day, and Shelley Fraser Mickle reminds us that some of the most precious gifts we can give are the ones that don’t cost anything. Read more "The Perfect Gift" - Dickens’s Other Christmas Carols
December 24, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Dickens-Christmas-Carosl.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 12/24/2001 Dickens’s Other Christmas Carols Transcript Charles Dickens is intimately associated with our ideas of Christmas through his novels and through a series ... - Videos for the Stocking
December 20, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Videos-for-the-Stocking.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 12/20/2001 Videos for the Stocking Transcript One of the hottest new programs on cable television this year is the ... - “Daddy-O Daddy, Rare Family Songs of Woody Guthrie”
December 19, 2001
That’s Billy Bragg & The Blokes doing one of Woodie Guthrie’s songs for children, “1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 ” from a new CD, “Daddy-O Daddy, Rare Family Songs of Woody Guthrie. Read more "“Daddy-O Daddy, Rare Family Songs of Woody Guthrie”" - Mother Goose’s Mysterious Melodies
December 18, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Mother-Goose-1719.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 12/18/2001 Mother Goose’s Mysterious Melodies Transcript December 18, 1719: Thomas Fleet of Boston publishes Songs for the Nursery, or Mother Goose’s Melodies. You ... - Books, Books, Books
December 17, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Books-Books-Books.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/17/2001 Books, Books, Books Transcript This holiday season, I’m giving books of poetry as presents for everyone. After the events of September ... - Johnny Marks
December 13, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Johnny-Marks.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 12/13/2001 Johnny Marks Transcript Christmas music, as we know it, would not be the same were it not for songwriter, Johnny Marks. His ... - Marjorie Buell and Little Lulu
December 12, 2001
It’s the birthday today of Marjorie Buell, the creator of one of the first comics about an empowered little girl, the incomparable Little Lulu, who has Shelley Fraser Mickle remembering. Read more "Marjorie Buell and Little Lulu" - Jean de Brunhof and Babar
December 11, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Jean-de-Brunhof.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/11/2001 Jean de Brunhof and Babar Transcript Jean de Brunhof, who was born this week in 1899 and who became famous for ... - A Child’s Hanukkah
December 10, 2001
That’s the traditional Hasidic song, “In the Window,” each of the verses of which represent the lighting of one of candles for the eight days of Hanukkah, the Jewish Feast of Light, which begins today. Read more "A Child’s Hanukkah" - Margaret Hamilton
December 7, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Margaret-Hamilton.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/7/2001 Margaret Hamilton Transcript In the mall this past Halloween, one of the shops which sold costumes, masks, and other goulish get-ups ... - Harold Bloom’s Stories and Poems
December 5, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Review-of-Stories-and-Poems.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/5/2001 Harold Bloom’s Stories and Poems Transcript If you’ re looking for a book that will tone both your own and your ...