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.
- Unlikely Origins of Popular Toys
December 4, 2001
With the holidays approaching, Kevin Shortsleeve has been looking at toys and some of the unlikely origins of our favorite playthings. Read more "Unlikely Origins of Popular Toys" - The Warmth of Snow
December 3, 2001
It’s winter, time for the first snow of the season. And time for a story from Barry Stewart Mann called “The Warmth of Snow.” Read more "The Warmth of Snow" - “The Circle Game- Folk Music for Kids”
November 30, 2001
“Circle Game: Folk Music for Kids” is one of the mellowest CDs for kids released this year. Read more "“The Circle Game- Folk Music for Kids”" - C. S. Lewis
November 29, 2001
Today is the birthday of C. S. Lewis, and Kevin Shortsleeve has some thoughts about this famous British author. Read more "C. S. Lewis" - Fly High! The Story of Bessie Coleman
November 28, 2001
A new picture book for younger children about Bessie Coleman, the first African American to become a pilot, has flown into the bookstores just in time for National Aviation Month, which is celebrated in November. Read more "Fly High! The ... - Peanut Butter and Jelly
November 27, 2001
Who put the jelly in a PB and J? Shelley Fraser Mickle is here today to tell us. Read more "Peanut Butter and Jelly" - Goody Two Shoes
November 26, 2001
Did you ever wonder who Goody Two Shoes is or was? Rita Smith sheds some light on the subject in her Rediscovery essay this week. Read more "Goody Two Shoes" - Videos to Keep You from the Multiplex
November 23, 2001
It’s the biggest shopping day of the year, and John Cech has some film recommendations for those who prefer to avoid the traffic and stay close to home. Read more "Videos to Keep You from the Multiplex" - Thanksgiving Games
November 22, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Thanksgiving-Games-.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 11/22/2001 Thanksgiving Games Transcript As a child, Thanksgiving was the one day in the year when my entire family would play games ... - Edwin Hubble
November 19, 2001
Tomorrow is Edwin Hubble’s birthday, and John Cech has some reflections on his life and scientific contributions. Read more "Edwin Hubble" - Shadow and Light
November 16, 2001
Barry Stewart Mann is with us today to celebrate tomorrow’s Tellabration, a night of worldwide storytelling for the millennium that was begun by the storytelling troupe of Charleston, South Carolina. Read more "Shadow and Light" - The Turning Hour: An Interview with Shelley Fraser Mickle
November 15, 2001
It’s National Children’s Book Week, and Shelley Fraser Mickle, one of the regular contributors to this program, is with us today to talk about her new book, The Turning Hour, which has just been published. Read more "The Turning Hour: ... - Pippi and Sylvester
November 14, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Pippi-and-Sylvester-.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 11/14/2001 Pippi and Sylvester Transcript There aren’t two better writers to get carried away with during children’s book ... - Jacob Abbott
November 13, 2001
In her on-going series of programs that rediscover interesting children’s book authors of the past, Rita Smith remembers Jacob Abbot. Read more "Jacob Abbott" - Keb Mo’s Big Wide Grin
November 9, 2001
That’s Keb Mo with the opening track “Everybody Be Yoself” from his new CD for children and families called “Big Wide Grin.” Read more "Keb Mo’s Big Wide Grin" - Baby Photo Shoot
November 8, 2001
With Thanksgiving and the holiday season fast approaching, you might be thinking of having your young one’s official portrait taken. Here’s Koren Stembridge recalling her adventures at her baby’s first photo shoot. Read more "Baby Photo Shoot" - Remembering Roy Rogers
November 7, 2001
It was the birthday last week of Roy Rogers, and our own galloping commentator, Shelley Fraser Mickle, has some thoughts today about this all-American icon. Read more "Remembering Roy Rogers" - The First “Books” for Children
November 6, 2001
The ancient Middle East has often been called the “cradle of Western civilization.” It gave us our first writings for children, as Kevin Shortsleeve explains. Read more "The First “Books” for Children" - National Chemistry Week
November 5, 2001
You are hearing a little of “What is the Smallest Part” from a recent CD about chemistry produced by Kim Mitzo Thompson and Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, the sisters of Twin Sisters Productions. Read more "National Chemistry Week" - Plan Your Epitaph Day
November 2, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/New-Englands-Epitaphs-for-Americas-Childhood.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/2/2001 Plan Your Epitaph Day Transcript Unlikely as it may seem, some provocative soul has proclaimed today Plan Your Epitaph Day — ...