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.
- Mistletoe and Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2007
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Mistletoe-and-Valentines-Day.mp3 Author Lola Haskins Air Date 2/14/2007 Mistletoe and Valentine’s Day Transcript Valentine’s Day this year brings back memories of our last holiday season, when my five-year-old granddaughter found ... - Daydreams and Lullabies
February 9, 2007
That’s a segment of Beethoven’s “8th Symphony,” from a CD called Daydreams and Lullabies, a Celebration of Poetry, Song and Classical Music. Read more "Daydreams and Lullabies" - Edward Lear’s Book of Nonsense
February 8, 2007
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Edward-Lear-Book-of-Nonsense.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 2/8/2007 Book of Nonsense Transcript One hundred and fifty-five years ago today, in London, at 26 Haymarket, the publisher Thomas McLean released ... - “No More Lies” (Pas d’Histoires)
February 5, 2007
You’re hearing the crucial lines from a French film, “Mama, Regarde!” — or, “Mommy, Look!” — directed by Paul Bougenat. Read more "“No More Lies” (Pas d’Histoires)" - Stoney Hawk
January 31, 2007
We couldn’t let January glide by without a fable from Barry Stewart Mann. Read more "Stoney Hawk" - Robie Harris
January 30, 2007
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Talking-with-Robie-Harris.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 1/30/2007 Robie Harris Transcript Recently, Susan Raab asked Robie Harris, the noted author for young people, about the many books she has ... - The Witches of Venice
January 26, 2007
The gift they have brought to the King and Queen of Venice, who have not been able to have children, is a magical plant. If the King and Queen plant it, the Fairies say, it will blossom into a child. ... - Little One, the Earliest Child
January 23, 2007
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Little-One-The-Earliest-Child.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/23/2007 Little One, the Earliest Child Transcript The hair of the child is black and whispy, spiked, really, and her half moon ... - Two Yellow Kids
January 22, 2007
It’s a wonderful coincidence that one of the early practitioners of the comic strip, Richard Felton Outcault, should have been born on the same day, today, in 1863, on which The Simpsons animated television show would premiere, over a century ... - Lead Belly’s Music for Children
January 19, 2007
That’s the famous African-American singer, Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly, doing his version of the children’s game song, “Sally Walker,” from a Folkways recording, Lead Belly Sings for Children. Read more "Lead Belly’s Music for Children" - José Marti
January 17, 2007
Today, Barry Stewart Mann is remembering the great Cuban poet and national hero José Marti and the works he created for children. Read more "José Marti" - Jeffrey Garrett
January 16, 2007
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Talking-with-Jeffrey-Garrett.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 1/16/2007 Jeffrey Garrett Transcript At the annual Bologna Children’s Book Fair held every year in Italy, Susan Raab spoke with Jeffrey Garrett, ... - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 15, 2007
https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Dr-Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Day.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/15/2007 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Transcript It’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and his life and legacy are central to the growing number ... - I’m From Barcelona
January 12, 2007
I’m From Barcelona is one of those bands that just happened one day, and grew, adding toy pianos, kazoos, glockenspiels, a harp, drums, and a chorus of a dozen or so voices as it went. Its songs are often about ... - Missy’s Leash
January 10, 2007
Barry Stewart Mann brings us a story about crossing over what was, for him, a boundary of childhood. Read more "Missy’s Leash" - Our Young Folks
January 9, 2007
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Our-Young-Folks-Our-First-Childrens-Magazine.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 1/9/2007 Our Young Folks Transcript Our Young Folks is an illustrated magazine for children published monthly for nine years from January 1, 1865, ... - “Asian Dreamland”
January 5, 2007
That’s the Japanese singer, Rikki, with part of a traditional lullabye, “Amami No Kmori Uta,” often sung to baby boys on the island of Amami in southern Japan. Read more "“Asian Dreamland”" - Camp Crystal Lake
January 3, 2007
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Camp-Crystal.mp3 Author Lola Haskins Air Date 1/3/2007 Camp Crystal Lake Transcript As soon as our daughter was big enough, which to us meant the summer she was 8, ... - Creation Myths
December 27, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Creation-Myths-1.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 12/27/2006 Creation Myths Transcript Inevitably, many children ask the question, “How did the world begin?” And so it is a basic rite ... - New Orleans Christmas
December 25, 2006
That’s the famous Heritage Hall Jazz Band with their version of the classic Christmas song, “Silver Bells,” on a new recording from Putamayo called New Orleans Christmas. Read more "New Orleans Christmas"