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.
- Shopping for Toys Online
December 13, 1999
Here’s Koren Stembridge with some advice about shopping for holiday gifts online. Read more "Shopping for Toys Online" - It’s Not Christmas Without You
December 10, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Holiday-Movies.mp3 Author Elaine Needelman Air Date 12/10/1999 It’s Not Christmas Without You Transcript Here’s Elaine Needelman, with her regular media review. Since I was a child I’ve loved television during ... - Joel Chandler Harris
December 9, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Joel-Harris.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 12/9/1999 Joel Harris Transcript “Imagine a 19th century version of ‘The Simpsons,’ directed by Quentin Tarantino, in which Bart, Nelson and Mr. ... - The Little Engine That Could
December 8, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Little-Engine-That-Could.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/8/1999 The Little Engine That Could Transcript Once, at a very scholarly conference, I met someone who told me, when he discovered ... - Orphan Stories
December 7, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Orphan-Stories.mp3 Author Linda Lamme Air Date 12/7/1999 Orphan Stories Transcript Here’s Linda Lamme with a review of two recent children’s books that might end up on your gift list ... - Cool Sites for the Holidays
December 3, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Cool-Sites-for-the-Holidays.mp3 Author Koren Stembridge Air Date 12/3/1999 Cool Sites for the Holidays Transcript Today, our internet correspondent, Koren Stembridge, has some ideas for holiday surfing. It’s December, 1999. You ... - The Letter X
December 2, 1999
Rita Smith’s Lost and Found essay today is about one of the hardest letters of the alphabet to make up anything about: the letter X. Read more "The Letter X" - Rosa Parks Day
December 1, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Rosa-Parks-Day.mp3 Author Jim Haskins Air Date 12/1/1999 Rosa Parks Day Transcript Here’s Jim Haskins, with some thoughts for Rosa Parks Day. Rosa Parks, it is said, refused to move ... - Hans Christian Andersen First Book of Fairy Tales
November 30, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Hans-Andersen.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/30/1999 Hans Christian Andersen Transcript Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the publication in 1835 of the first volume of Hans Christian Andersen’s ... - First Talking Book
November 29, 1999
Perhaps you think you’re hearing a recent recording of farm animals, but this is really a very rare children’s book from the late 19th century called The Speaking Picture Book. Read more "First Talking Book" - Thanksgiving Film Releases
November 26, 1999
The multiplexes are already filled up with this year’s family films for the holidays, and Elaine Needelman has some suggestions that just might save you some time in line. Read more "Thanksgiving Film Releases" - Princess Redwing Thanksgiving Interview
November 25, 1999
Today is Thanksgiving Day, which was for the Native Americans who helped the Pilgrims one of a cycle of five Thanksgiving festivals. The late Princess Redwing, who you will hear on this 1991 interview, was a well known storyteller throughout ... - Francis Burnett
November 24, 1999
Here’s Rita Smith, the curator of the Baldwin Collection of Children’s Literature, with a Lost and Found essay about Francis Burnett. Read more "Francis Burnett" - The Invention of the Pencil Sharpener
November 23, 1999
The first pencil sharpener was patented 102 years ago today by J. L. Love. Shelley Fraser Mickle is here today to tell us about how that invention changed her life. Read more "The Invention of the Pencil Sharpener" - Cool Internet Sites
November 22, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Cool-Internet-Sites.mp3 Author Koren Stembridge Air Date 11/22/1999 Cool Internet Sites Transcript Here come those cold, wet, winter Saturdays! Here come the cries of “I’m bored!”and “There’s nothing to ... - World Rights of the Child Day
November 19, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/World-Rights-of-the-Child.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/19/1999 World Rights of the Child Day Transcript It’s the end of Children’s Book Week, and we have been talking about some ... - Phillip Pullman
November 18, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Philip-Pullman-1.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/18/1999 Phillip Pullman Transcript If your household is looking for some books that will take you to the next level after Harry ... - National Homemade Bread Day
November 17, 1999
Today is National Homemade Bread Day, and Shelley Fraser Mickle has some thoughts about the subject that have stuck with her for a long time. Read more "National Homemade Bread Day" - National Children’s Book Week 2
November 16, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Childrens-Book-Week-2.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/16/1999 National Children’s Book Week Transcript On the second day of National Children’s Book Week, we’re harvesting a wonderful crop of picture ... - National Children’s Book Week 1
November 15, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Childrens-Book-Week-1.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/15/1999 National Children’s Book Week Transcript National Children’s Book Week has been celebrated in November since 1919, thanks to the spirited leadership ...