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 Day of School
August 23, 2001
School begins in many parts of the country this week, and this has Shelley Fraser Mickle remembering her first day of first grade. Read more "First Day of School" - Cliques, Phonies and Other Baloney
August 22, 2001
With the pressures of a new school year right around the corner, Rosie Russo has a review of some books that just might let off some of that steam. Read more "Cliques, Phonies and Other Baloney" - Dog Days
August 17, 2001
We’re right in the middle of that hot spell of summer that the ancients called the “dog days,” and William Jay Smith has some poems for us today about this steamy time. Read more "Dog Days" - Inventions
August 16, 2001
It’s National Inventors’ Month, and this has Shelley Fraser Mickle inspired and inventing. Read more "Inventions" - Spielberg’s AI
August 13, 2001
John Cech explores how Steven Spielberg’s new film, AI, taps into primal themes of children’s literature. Read more "Spielberg’s AI" - Rudolf Ising
August 8, 2001
Here’s Kevin Shortsleeve to celebrate the birthday of a great, early animator: Rudolf Ising. Read more "Rudolf Ising" - Winnie-the-Pooh
August 2, 2001
Author Kenneth Kidd Air Date 8/2/2001 Winnie the Pooh Transcript Like many children, I fell in love with Winnie the Pooh. The only stuffed animal I ever owned was my beloved ... - An Interview With Roland Brival
August 1, 2001
That’s Roland Brival singing part of his “Creole Gypsy,” which was recently a hit song in France. Read more "An Interview With Roland Brival" - Air Conditioning
July 31, 2001
It’s July, and it’s hot, and that has been reminding Shelley Fraser Mickle about her first air conditioner. Read more "Air Conditioning" - Lemony Snicket
July 30, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Patsy-Aldana.mp3 Author Fiona Barnes Air Date 7/30/2001 Lemony Snicket Transcript In the opening pages of The Bad Beginning, the first book in a projected 13-volume series about the ... - “Brown Girl in the Ring”
July 27, 2001
That’s Maria Muldaur, talking to her mother, and then singing part of “Fala Nina, Fala Nana,” from a new compilation of world music for the whole family titled “Brown Girl in the Ring.” Read more "“Brown Girl in the Ring”" - Beatrix Potter
July 26, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Beatrix-Potter-1.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 7/26/2001 Beatrix Potter Transcript There are some writers of children’s books whom you could classify as “one hit wonders” – authors whose ... - Blake Edwards and the Pink Panther
July 25, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Blake-Edwards-and-the-Pink-Panther.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 7/25/2001 Blake Edwards and the Pink Panther Transcript In 1963 Edwards was directing a live-action film about a diamond called The Pink ... - Kids and Yoga
July 23, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Kids-and-Yoga.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/23/2001 Kids and Yoga Transcript Have you ever watched a baby, once he’s learned to sit up, how he sits with beautiful ... - Camp
July 19, 2001
If your youngsters are away at camp, you may want to get some mailing boxes ready. Take it from Shelley Fraser Mickle. Read more "Camp" - Choosing Adventures
July 18, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Choosing-Adventures.mp3 Author Kenneth Kidd Air Date 7/18/2001 Choosing Adventures Transcript Imagine this: You”re kidnapped by pirates and taken out to sea. The waters are rough and full of ... - Becoming Victoria
July 17, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Becoming-Victoria.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 7/17/2001 Becoming Victoria Transcript As a young girl in England, steeped in British history and the necessary adulation ... - Woody Guthrie
July 16, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Woody-Guthrie-1-1.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 7/16/2001 Woody Guthrie Transcript Woody Guthrie is best known for such folk songs as This Land is Your Land, and Pastures of ... - A Gentle African Journey
July 13, 2001
You’re hearing the opening from “A Gentle African Journey,” from Rhino Recordings’ International Baby series of CDs. Read more "A Gentle African Journey" - Lucretia Hale Peterkin Papers
July 9, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Lucretia-Hale.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 7/9/2001 Lucretia Hale Peterkin Papers Transcript Lucretia Hale’s claim to fame in the world of children’s literature is her stories of the ...